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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	87
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8398th and 8th ($533 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 82nd 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	$3.18	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968