Bangalore vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	80
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	12.3M	737K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7797th and 145th ($585 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 2674th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Seattle

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	Bangalore	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210