Bangalore vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	12.3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8398th and 745th ($533 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Bangalore vs Sydney

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	Bangalore	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683