Bangalore vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	33
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	12.3M	543K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8579th and 2278th ($523 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1724th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 490th 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	$3.08	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$15659

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190