Bangalore vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$249	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$7795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	74	97
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	12.3M	874K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 85% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8023rd and 9th ($578 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3393rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangalore	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$31050

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610