Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 31.1% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$0.17
₹14.35
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
$3.79
₹319.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
$2.38
₹200.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
$1.83
₹154.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
$1.28
₹107.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
$0.39
₹33.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
$0.60
₹50.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
$0.27
₹22.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
$0.25
₹20.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
$0.25
₹21.42
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
$4.61
₹388.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
$2.37
₹200.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
$2.17
₹183.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$4.74
₹400.07
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
|
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