Bangalore vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$249	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1885
😷 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 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8023rd and 2722nd ($578 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Italy, respectively. Check India vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3393rd and 294th 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	$3.37	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$10781

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262