Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$216
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
12.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8636th and 5618th ($507 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5497th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Shenzhen

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Bangalore Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.61
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4228
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$303
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$339
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$320
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$332
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$283
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$232
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$302
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$274
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$331
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$330
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$306
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$348
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$339
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$313
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$318
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$264
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$322
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$294
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$259
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$312
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$315
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$250
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$409
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$290
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$379
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$325
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$359
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$508
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$265
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$335
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$317
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$342
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$329
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$372
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$317
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$333
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$268
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648