Bangalore vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	985K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 74% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8398th and 1732nd ($533 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Sweden, respectively. Check India vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 3159th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Stockholm

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	Bangalore	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331