Bangalore vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$216	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$5290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	97
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	12.3M	441K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 85% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8636th and 95th ($507 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5497th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Oakland

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	Bangalore	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357