Bangalore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$249	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	79
🏙️ Population	12.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8023rd and 4780th ($578 vs $1136) 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 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3393rd and 571st 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	$3.37	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$31401

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774