Bangalore vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	97
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	12.3M	441K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 82% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8398th and 182nd ($533 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 159th 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 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 38th 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	$3.18	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$18963

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326