Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$239
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
12.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7797th and 5744th ($585 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2674th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$399
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584