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Bangalore vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bangalore is 35.5% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in Bangalore
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Bangalore
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Bangalore
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Bangalore
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Bangalore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Bangalore
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Bangalore

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Bangalore.

Bangalore vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangalore instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Bangalore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$3.56 ₹304.95	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$3.79 ₹325.28	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$0.46 ₹39.59	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.17 ₹14.59	-45.0%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Bangalore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$0.58 ₹49.97	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$3.79 ₹324.71	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$2.38 ₹204.05	-66.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$1.11 ₹94.95	-36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$1.83 ₹156.96	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$1.28 ₹109.37	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.39 ₹33.77	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.60 ₹51.13	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.27 ₹22.86	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.25 ₹21.20	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.25 ₹21.77	-46.1%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Beijing	Bangalore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$4.61 ₹395.16	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$15.41 ₹1,321.47	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$14,221.28 ₹1,219,816.64	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$4.03 ₹345.61	-12.3%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Beijing	Bangalore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$11.44 ₹981.51	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$317.94 ₹27,271.17	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$183.40 ₹15,730.97	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$33.38 ₹2,863.24	-20.6%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bangalore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$120.79 ₹10,360.91	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$3,580.34 ₹307,100.13	-84.4%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bangalore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.37 ₹203.30	+112.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$2.17 ₹186.33	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$4.27 ₹365.94	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$21.74 ₹1,864.86	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$4.74 ₹406.61	-43.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bangalore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$32.90 ₹2,822.31	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$30.32 ₹2,600.58	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$53.75 ₹4,610.39	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$38.87 ₹3,334.17	-63.9%
Average			-39.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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