Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 70.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of London, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.18
|
$3.59
₹301.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.93
|
$0.53
₹44.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$0.18
₹15.34
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
$0.59
₹49.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.60
|
$4.24
₹355.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.82
|
$2.29
₹191.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
$1.02
₹85.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.25
|
$1.77
₹148.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.12
|
$1.21
₹101.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.37
₹31.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$0.50
₹41.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.34
|
$0.20
₹16.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.55
|
$0.21
₹17.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.22
₹18.13
|
|
pay 64.9% less for transportation
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.47
|
$4.68
₹392.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£191.77
|
$17.97
₹1,507.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
$17,966.29
₹1,507,362.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.25
|
$4.07
₹341.67
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
$11.51
₹965.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
$314.10
₹26,352.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
$190.84
₹16,011.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
$28.70
₹2,408.07
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
$133.21
₹11,176.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
$3,674.70
₹308,305.84
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.23
|
$2.40
₹200.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.47
|
$2.45
₹205.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
$4.31
₹361.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.82
|
$23.93
₹2,007.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$5.39
₹452.21
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
$32.77
₹2,749.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
$37.76
₹3,168.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
$54.07
₹4,536.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£93.75
|
$39.45
₹3,310.04
|
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