Bangalore vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$223	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	86
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.39M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8579th and 50th ($523 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 San Diego. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs San Diego

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	Bangalore	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804