Bangalore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$221	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	65	77
🏙️ Population	12.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8500th and 4879th ($524 vs $1128) 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 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5281st and 1383rd 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	$3.4	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753