Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 72.9% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.4% less in Bangalore
- Groceries
-
pay 57.9% less in Bangalore
- Transportation
-
pay 70.3% less in Bangalore
- Housing
-
pay 85.0% less in Bangalore
- Childcare
-
pay 91.0% less in Bangalore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.4% less in Bangalore
- Clothing
-
pay 57.6% less in Bangalore
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bangalore.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of London, you would:
pay 80.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.19
|
$3.56
₹304.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$3.79
₹324.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.83
|
$0.46
₹39.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$0.17
₹14.55
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.54
|
$0.58
₹49.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.19
|
$3.79
₹323.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.69
|
$2.38
₹203.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.30
|
$1.11
₹94.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$1.83
₹156.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$1.28
₹109.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.39
₹33.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$0.60
₹51.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$0.27
₹22.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.25
₹21.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.25
₹21.72
|
|
pay 70.3% less for transportation
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.49
|
$4.61
₹394.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£191.90
|
$15.41
₹1,318.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$14,221.28
₹1,216,895.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.20
|
$4.03
₹344.79
|
|
pay 85.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.93
|
$11.44
₹979.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,105.81
|
$317.94
₹27,205.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,533.21
|
$183.40
₹15,693.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£196.06
|
$33.38
₹2,856.39
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,733.71
|
$120.79
₹10,336.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,722.08
|
$3,580.34
₹306,364.73
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.14
|
$2.37
₹202.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.57
|
$2.17
₹185.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.68
|
$4.27
₹365.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.78
|
$21.74
₹1,860.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.99
|
$4.74
₹405.63
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£72.02
|
$32.90
₹2,815.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.55
|
$30.32
₹2,594.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.34
|
$53.75
₹4,599.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.57
|
$38.87
₹3,326.18
|
|
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