Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 63.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$3.56
₹300.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.73
|
$0.46
₹38.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.32
|
$3.79
₹319.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.33
|
$2.38
₹200.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$1.83
₹154.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.28
₹107.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.39
₹33.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.60
₹50.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$0.27
₹22.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.25
₹20.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.25
₹21.43
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$4.61
₹388.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.80
|
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.85
|
$4.03
₹340.20
|
|
pay 79.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€890.38
|
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€291.13
|
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.78
|
$2.17
₹183.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.93
|
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$4.74
₹400.24
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.16
|
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
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