Bangalore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$249	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	12.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 41% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8023rd and 5798th ($578 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3393rd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Phuket

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	Bangalore	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892