Bangalore vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$219	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	92
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 69% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8398th and 2624th ($533 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Italy, respectively. Check India vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3159th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Rome

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	Bangalore	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201