Bangalore vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$1153
🏠 One person rent	$249	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	28
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	12.3M	846K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 31% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8023rd and 8885th ($578 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3393rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Kathmandu

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	Bangalore	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$4063

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$311
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$335
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$321
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$377
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$339
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$356
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$297
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$331
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$303
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$314
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$337
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$331
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$316
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$312
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$930
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$365
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$293
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$387
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$461
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$311
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$298
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$393
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$284
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$273
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$396
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$279
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$309
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$288
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$329
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$330