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Bengaluru
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Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Bengaluru compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Bengaluru is 20% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Bengaluru compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$25,572
-$140,274 (-85%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Bengaluru compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
3.5/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
29°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
20°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,361h/yr-701h/yr(-23%)
Average High in hottest month
34°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
16°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
71/yr+22/yr(+46%)
Muggy Days
166/yr+165/yr(+82650%)
Cloud Cover
69%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Bengaluru compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Bengaluru compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
5.2 years
0.2 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Bengaluru has around 16 Luma events listed.
That's 70% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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