Bangalore vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	12.3M	690K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 83% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8398th and 96th ($533 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Washington

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	Bangalore	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979