Bangalore vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	12.3M	468K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8500th and 1213th ($524 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1060th 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 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Raleigh

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	Bangalore	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$24117

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766