Cost of Living in Mangalore, India

RESTAURANTS

A few good restaurants with North Indian food are waiting for you in Mangalore.

The dishes out of meat and fish are exceptionally good that is why Mangalore is a finding for meat-eaters.

Few restaurants will serve you the morning breakfasts though.

You can always have a cup of coffee at $2.07 or a combo meal in the fast food restaurant for $3.82.

MARKETS

The most expensive items in the markets in Mangalore are usually local cheese ($6.73 per kilo), buffalo round or equivalent back leg red meat ($4.96 per kilo), and wine ($7.22).

Despite being a less famous destination for shopping, Mangalore offers a variety of products at local street markets.

Namely, the Central Market sells meat, fruits, and vegetables, cashews, and spices, and ayurvedic treatments too.

TRANSPORTATION

The traffic in Mangalore just like in the other cities in India is heavy enough.

Buses are the cheapest and the safest means of transport in Mangalore.

A monthly pass for public transportation is $4.28.

Those who own cars or other vehicles should be ready for frequent traffic jams and the price of $1.05 per one liter of gasoline.

UTILITIES (MONTHLY)

Basic utilities costs for 85 sqm apartment are $17.91 per month.

A minute of a prepaid mobile tariff in Mangalore is $0.01, while the Internet providers charge an average sum of $11.26 per month for the unlimited data connection at a speed of 60 Mbps or more.

Mangalore has everything from decent electricity and water supply to garbage collection, and there are a few large companies which are managing all the utilities in the city.

SPORTS & LEISURE

In Mangalore, like in the rest of the Indian cities, cricket is the most popular kind of sports.

There are some city beaches in the area so the locals practice surfing.

If you don’t like water sports, you can play football, chess, tennis, billiards, badminton or golf.

The average prices are the following: a monthly subscription to a fitness club $17.93, an hour at the tennis court $9.05, and a seat in the cinema $2.57.

CLOTHING & SHOES

A few large shopping malls in different parts of the city offer all the necessary clothing and shoes.

Apart from the traditional Indian outfit, the chain stores which are popular all over the world are also selling their casual things.

For instance, a pair of jeans like Levis 501 or similar is $31.24, a summer dress in H&M or Zara is $35.13, and a pair of running shoes like Nike is $47.33.

RENT PER MONTH

Mangalore is not that popular city for tourists, but they still stop here during their travels from one large city to another.

The apartments are often rented out for a few days to a few weeks.

Long term rentals are an object of interest of the businessmen and students.

The prices are affordable, for example, a one-bedroom apartment outside the urban area is only $84.90 on average, while the three-bedroom dwelling is $294.20 in the center.