Bangalore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$216	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	63	55
🏙️ Population	12.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 50% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8636th and 5497th ($507 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5497th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Phuket

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	Bangalore	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992