Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Bangalore Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Bangalore

🙂 Solo nomad: Ambala is 9.9% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ambala is 24.3% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 36.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.95 ₹252

$3.54 ₹302

-16.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.5 ₹984

$17.66 ₹1,510

-34.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.16 ₹270

$4.08 ₹349

-22.55%

Cappuccino

$1.78 ₹153

$2.28 ₹195

-21.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₹41.52

$0.42 ₹36.07

16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.21

$0.17 ₹14.77

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹152

$2.38 ₹203

-25.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 ₹305

$4.12 ₹352

-13.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 ₹54.9

$0.65 ₹55.9

-1.54%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ₹39.83

$0.57 ₹48.97

-17.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.28

$0.86 ₹73.5

-39.53%

Eggs

$1.01 ₹86.4

$1.06 ₹90.5

-4.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.68 ₹229

$7.62 ₹652

-64.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ₹281

$3.84 ₹328

-14.58%

Apples (1kg)

$1.8 ₹154

$2.55 ₹218

-29.41%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$0.79 ₹67.7

3.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.68 ₹58.4

$1.09 ₹92.9

-37.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹40.94

$0.41 ₹34.7

17.07%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 ₹29.03

$0.47 ₹40.11

-27.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 ₹31.38

$0.53 ₹45.62

-30.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ₹27.65

$0.47 ₹40.47

-31.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29.38

$0.33 ₹28.1

3.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 ₹341

Wine (Bottle)

$10.02 ₹857

$11.13 ₹952

-9.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ₹178

$2.11 ₹181

-1.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 ₹321

$3.28 ₹280

14.33%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.6 ₹479

$7.62 ₹652

-26.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.96

$0.55 ₹47.15

-45.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.55 ₹731

$14.79 ₹1,265

-42.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 ₹52

$1.13 ₹96.9

-46.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₹23.35

$0.35 ₹30.26

-22.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ₹127

$2.37 ₹203

-37.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₹102

$1.18 ₹101

1.69%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$9,185 ₹785.6K

$14.2K ₹1.2M

-35.37%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.5K ₹1.8M

$24.7K ₹2.1M

-12.63%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52 ₹4,448

$34.97 ₹2,991

48.73%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.59 ₹307

$5.19 ₹444

-30.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.06 ₹689

$10.93 ₹935

-26.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.27 ₹1,391

$18.21 ₹1,558

-10.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 ₹603

$6.16 ₹527

14.45%

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 ₹243

$4.62 ₹395

-38.53%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$57.4 ₹4,910

$114 ₹9,754

-49.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,737 ₹148.5K

$3,266 ₹279.3K

-46.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.36 ₹2,255

$27.42 ₹2,345

-3.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.22 ₹2,328

$30.21 ₹2,584

-9.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.2 ₹3,952

$54.7 ₹4,681

-15.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.91 ₹2,643

$39.88 ₹3,411

-22.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₹10.7K

$305 ₹26.1K

-59.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 ₹6,612

$179 ₹15.3K

-56.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.8K

$815 ₹69.7K

-65.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₹15.4K

$484 ₹41.4K

-62.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$912 ₹78K

$2,073 ₹177.3K

-55.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$546 ₹46.7K

$1,082 ₹92.5K

-49.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$340 ₹29K

$1,071 ₹91.6K

-68.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.5

9.19

-18.39%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ambala: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangalore: October 28, 2025

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