Cost of Living Comparison Between Mangalore and Bangalore Cost of Living Comparison Between Mangalore and Bangalore

🙂 Solo nomad: Mangalore is 11.1% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 16.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mangalore is 10.9% cheaper than Bangalore without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.55 ₹218

$3.54 ₹302

-27.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.61 ₹1,078

$17.66 ₹1,510

-28.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.09 ₹350

$4.08 ₹349

0.25%

Cappuccino

$2.07 ₹177

$2.28 ₹195

-9.21%

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

$0.48 ₹41.08

$0.42 ₹36.07

14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ₹15.89

$0.17 ₹14.77

11.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 ₹204

$2.38 ₹203

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 ₹252

$4.12 ₹352

-28.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 ₹45.09

$0.65 ₹55.9

-18.46%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ₹39.33

$0.57 ₹48.97

-19.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 ₹56.7

$0.86 ₹73.5

-23.26%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹83.6

$1.06 ₹90.5

-7.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.14 ₹354

$7.62 ₹652

-45.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.84 ₹243

$3.84 ₹328

-26.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 ₹164

$2.55 ₹218

-25.10%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70.1

$0.79 ₹67.7

3.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.07 ₹91.1

$1.09 ₹92.9

-1.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 ₹36.32

$0.41 ₹34.7

2.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 ₹41.94

$0.47 ₹40.11

4.26%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 ₹36.28

$0.53 ₹45.62

-20.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ₹78.5

$0.47 ₹40.47

95.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹28.01

$0.33 ₹28.1

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.11 ₹266

$3.99 ₹341

-22.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.43 ₹293

$11.13 ₹952

-69.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 ₹137

$2.11 ₹181

-24.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ₹366

$3.28 ₹280

30.49%

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

$4.35 ₹372

$7.62 ₹652

-42.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.76

$0.55 ₹47.15

-49.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.93 ₹2,988

$14.79 ₹1,265

136.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 ₹48.39

$1.13 ₹96.9

-49.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 ₹35.1

$0.35 ₹30.26

17.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.55 ₹47.36

$2.37 ₹203

-76.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.18 ₹101

-0.85%

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

$11.6K ₹991.6K

$14.2K ₹1.2M

-18.42%

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

$17.8K ₹1.5M

$24.7K ₹2.1M

-27.64%

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

$32.57 ₹2,786

$34.97 ₹2,991

-6.86%

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

$4.88 ₹417

$5.19 ₹444

-5.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.51 ₹642

$10.93 ₹935

-31.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.84 ₹1,526

$18.21 ₹1,558

-2.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4 ₹342

$6.16 ₹527

-35.06%

Cinema Ticket

$2.85 ₹244

$4.62 ₹395

-38.31%

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

$60.3 ₹5,161

$114 ₹9,754

-47.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$927 ₹79.3K

$3,266 ₹279.3K

-71.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.53 ₹2,782

$27.42 ₹2,345

18.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.51 ₹2,609

$30.21 ₹2,584

0.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.44 ₹4,229

$54.7 ₹4,681

-9.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.68 ₹3,137

$39.88 ₹3,411

-8.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$197 ₹16.8K

$305 ₹26.1K

-35.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ₹12.5K

$179 ₹15.3K

-18.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$364 ₹31.2K

$815 ₹69.7K

-55.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ₹20.3K

$484 ₹41.4K

-51.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$607 ₹51.9K

$2,073 ₹177.3K

-70.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$455 ₹38.9K

$1,082 ₹92.5K

-57.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$214 ₹18.3K

$1,071 ₹91.6K

-80.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.69

9.19

-16.32%

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

Last update for Mangalore: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangalore: October 28, 2025

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