Bangalore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$223	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	63	56
🏙️ Population	12.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 51% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8579th and 5233rd ($523 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5518th and 6325th 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	$3.08	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$16566

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981