Bangalore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1288
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$179
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$421
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1152
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
12.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 65% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3152nd ($482 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2048th and 484th 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
$2.74
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.47
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2497
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$272
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$328
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$331
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$329
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$357
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$300
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$363
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$332
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$382
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$337
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$329
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$351
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$323
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$310
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$315
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$331
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$296
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$276
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$359
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$332
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$415
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$332
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$322
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$325
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$335
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$332
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$299
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$344
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$311
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$280
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$354
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$341
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$361
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$333
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$325
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$288
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$332

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811