Bangalore vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	12.3M	468K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8579th and 1246th ($523 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1054th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 245th 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	$3.08	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736