Cost of living comparison
Kochi is 22.2% cheaper than Bangalore.
If you lived in Kochi instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹301.47
|
$1.44
₹120.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.27
|
$0.46
₹38.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.34
|
$0.17
₹14.00
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.81
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹355.52
|
$3.21
₹269.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹191.73
|
$2.56
₹214.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.85
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹148.45
|
$1.35
₹113.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹101.21
|
$0.86
₹72.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.40
|
$0.31
₹25.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.97
|
$0.44
₹37.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.67
|
$0.32
₹26.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.61
|
$0.23
₹18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.13
|
$0.21
₹18.02
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹392.54
|
$4.81
₹403.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,507.36
|
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,507,362.32
|
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹341.67
|
$3.83
₹321.57
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹965.70
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,352.59
|
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹16,011.54
|
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,408.07
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,176.25
|
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹308,305.84
|
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹200.98
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹205.18
|
$1.34
₹112.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.77
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹2,007.77
|
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹452.21
|
$2.34
₹195.96
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Bangalore
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,749.48
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,168.39
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,536.09
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,310.04
|
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
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