Bangalore vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$5741
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	97
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	12.3M	441K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 81% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7797th and 85th ($585 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2674th and 61st 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	$3.88	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$19305

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313