Bangalore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$221	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	17.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8500th and 6334th ($524 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5281st and 1094th 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	$3.4	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$22402

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634