Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhanbad and Bangalore Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhanbad and Bangalore

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhanbad is 24.3% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dhanbad is 35.5% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.38 ₹204

$3.54 ₹302

-32.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$7.04 ₹602

$17.66 ₹1,510

-60.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.4 ₹290

$4.08 ₹349

-16.67%

Cappuccino

$0.83 ₹71

$2.28 ₹195

-63.60%

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

$0.3 ₹25.87

$0.42 ₹36.07

-28.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.45

$0.17 ₹14.77

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 ₹193

$2.38 ₹203

-5.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.67 ₹400

$4.12 ₹352

13.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.62 ₹52.9

$0.65 ₹55.9

-4.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ₹38.92

$0.57 ₹48.97

-19.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 ₹49.29

$0.86 ₹73.5

-32.56%

Eggs

$1.06 ₹90.7

$1.06 ₹90.5

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.91 ₹334

$7.62 ₹652

-48.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.59 ₹222

$3.84 ₹328

-32.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.4 ₹119

$2.55 ₹218

-45.10%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹66.2

$0.79 ₹67.7

-2.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.78 ₹66.4

$1.09 ₹92.9

-28.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.4 ₹33.8

$0.41 ₹34.7

-2.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ₹22.38

$0.47 ₹40.11

-44.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.11

$0.53 ₹45.62

-9.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 ₹20.6

$0.47 ₹40.47

-48.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 ₹20.55

$0.33 ₹28.1

-27.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.5 ₹214

$3.99 ₹341

-37.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.44 ₹294

$11.13 ₹952

-69.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.02 ₹173

$2.11 ₹181

-4.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 ₹197

$3.28 ₹280

-29.88%

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

$6.69 ₹572

$7.62 ₹652

-12.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₹31.42

$0.55 ₹47.15

-32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.84 ₹756

$14.79 ₹1,265

-40.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$1.13 ₹96.9

5.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.1 ₹8.32

$0.35 ₹30.26

-71.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹101

$2.37 ₹203

-50.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₹97.3

$1.18 ₹101

-3.39%

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

$9,303 ₹795.6K

$14.2K ₹1.2M

-34.54%

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

$32.8K ₹2.8M

$24.7K ₹2.1M

33.05%

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

$40.88 ₹3,497

$34.97 ₹2,991

16.90%

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

$3.08 ₹264

$5.19 ₹444

-40.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.27 ₹622

$10.93 ₹935

-33.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.5 ₹984

$18.21 ₹1,558

-36.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.19 ₹615

$6.16 ₹527

16.72%

Cinema Ticket

$2.93 ₹251

$4.62 ₹395

-36.58%

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

$27.33 ₹2,337

$114 ₹9,754

-76.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,105 ₹94.5K

$3,266 ₹279.3K

-66.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.41 ₹1,831

$27.42 ₹2,345

-21.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.99 ₹2,394

$30.21 ₹2,584

-7.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.5 ₹3,293

$54.7 ₹4,681

-29.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.23 ₹2,500

$39.88 ₹3,411

-26.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$65 ₹5,562

$305 ₹26.1K

-78.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$44.46 ₹3,803

$179 ₹15.3K

-75.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$188 ₹16.1K

$815 ₹69.7K

-76.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$126 ₹10.8K

$484 ₹41.4K

-73.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,706 ₹145.9K

$2,073 ₹177.3K

-17.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$655 ₹56K

$1,082 ₹92.5K

-39.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$417 ₹35.6K

$1,071 ₹91.6K

-61.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.19

-2.07%

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

Last update for Dhanbad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bangalore: October 28, 2025

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