Bangalore vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 74% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8398th and 1745th ($533 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs San Antonio

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	Bangalore	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133