Bangalore vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$223	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8579th and 8th ($523 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs San Jose, United States

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	Bangalore	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212