Bangalore vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	12.3M	449K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8398th and 59th ($533 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Switzerland, respectively. Check India vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3159th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Zurich

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	Bangalore	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717