Bangalore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$239
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7797th and 4516th ($585 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2674th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$399
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589