Bangalore vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$221	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	65	69
🏙️ Population	12.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 50% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8500th and 5192nd ($524 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5281st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Sao Paulo

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	Bangalore	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$15428

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666