Bangalore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$239	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	70	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7797th and 4461st ($585 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2674th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Shanghai

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	Bangalore	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740