Bangalore vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$219	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	12.3M	6.21M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 42% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8398th and 5954th ($533 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 3159th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bangalore	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562