Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$219	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	12.3M	17.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 42% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8398th and 5950th ($533 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3159th and 545th 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	$3.18	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$22267

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609