Bangalore vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	54
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	12.3M	525K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 81% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8500th and 362nd ($524 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 307th 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 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Sacramento

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	Bangalore	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$27489

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850