Bangalore vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	69
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.61M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 78% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8398th and 955th ($533 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 875th 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 Phoenix. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Phoenix

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	Bangalore	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724