Bangalore vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	82
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	12.3M	468K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 78% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8398th and 972nd ($533 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 221st 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	$3.18	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682