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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$239	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	87
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7797th and 22nd ($585 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 2674th and 69th 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	$3.88	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$15889

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123