Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 56.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Rome, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.17
₹14.35
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.53
|
$3.79
₹319.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$2.38
₹200.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
$1.83
₹154.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.28
₹107.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.39
₹33.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.60
₹50.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.27
₹22.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.25
₹20.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.25
₹21.42
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.67
|
$4.61
₹388.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.00
|
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.00
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
|
pay 72.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€711.94
|
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€474.72
|
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$2.37
₹200.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.17
₹183.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€54.41
|
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
$4.74
₹400.07
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€95.46
|
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
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