Cost of living in Bengaluru 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Bengaluru, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
24.8
75% cheaper than New York
BengaluruUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 28,000 INR $336
1-bed apartment, outside centre 18,000 INR $216
3-bed apartment, centre 55,000 INR $660
Room in shared flat 12,000 INR $144
Buy price per m2 95,000 INR $1,140
Living cost excl. rent 28,000 INR $336
Typical net salary 85,000 INR $1,020
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.