Bangalore vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$216	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8636th and 4th ($507 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5497th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs New York City

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	Bangalore	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$21713

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192