Bangalore vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	54
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	12.3M	525K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 81% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8398th and 313th ($533 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 277th 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 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 308th 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	$3.18	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045