Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$249	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	68	79
🏙️ Population	12.3M	17.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8023rd and 5948th ($578 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3393rd and 556th 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	$3.37	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618