Bangalore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$223
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
12.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8579th and 4971st ($523 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5518th and 1655th 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
$3.08
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765