Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$576
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$251
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1489
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
12.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7806th and 5064th ($576 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2258th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.5
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.7
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2900
$24732

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$261
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$323
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$346
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$267
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$361
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$315
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$295
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$375
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$346
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$326
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$338
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$354
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$327
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$328
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$326
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$314
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$298
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$299
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$388
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$333
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$424
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$311
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$316
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$365
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$301
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$304
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$392
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$340
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$332
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$285
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$330
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$377
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$331
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$343
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$321
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$363

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626