Bangalore vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	34
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	12.3M	543K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8398th and 1962nd ($533 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1679th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Tucson

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	Bangalore	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262