Bangalore vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	54
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	12.3M	525K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 82% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8579th and 346th ($523 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 285th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 376th 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	$3.08	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$23546

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859