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Life Style Comparisons of Bangalore with other southern Indian Cities

 

Description Bangalore

Bangalore		 Chennai
Chennai		 Hyderabad
Hyderabad		 Thirvanantha Puram Thirvanantha Puram
Founded 1537 A.D 1640 A.D 1591 A.D 800 A.D
Area 484 square kms 172 square kms 1,864 square kms 74 square kms
Population 7.2 million 6.9 million 63 lakh 5.2 lakh
Road-Length 840 kilometres 1,800 kilometres 545 kilometres 292.173 kilometres
Public Transport 1,800 (Number of buses) 2,200 (Number of buses) 2,600 buses,56kms of suburban railway track 510 buses
Peak Pollution Levels SO2:8 Microgram/Meter Cube,SPM:362 Microgram/Metre Cube SO2:2.7 Microgram/Meter Cube,SPM: 683 Microgram/Meter Cube SO2:3.0 Microgram/Meter CubeSPM: 597 Microgram/Meter Cube SO2: less than 30 Microgram/Meter CubeSPM: less than 30 Microgram/Meter Cube
Industrial Load Shedding 4 hours/day(average) Nil Nil Nil, since October 2000
Residential Load Shedding 2 hours/day(average) Nil Nil Nil, since October 2000
Power Tariff Rs. 4.15 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.55 per unit(residential)		 Rs. 4.15 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.30 per unit(residential)		 Rs. 4.30 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 2.20 per unit(residential)		 Rs. 3.00 per unit(industrial)
Rs. 1.50-2.50 slab rate per unit(residential)
Piped water supply per day 4 hours One hour 2 hours every alternate day 24 hours
Cummuting Time 45 minutes from Jaynagar to M.G Raod 35 minutes from Chennai Central to Adyar,by auto;and 45 minutes by bus 1 hour from Abid to Vanasthalipuram From city bus stand to Technopark:by autorickshaw 15 minutes;by a combination of bus and auto, 30 minutes
Cost of Domestic Help Rs.800 per month Rs.550 per month Rs.300 per month Rs.600 per month
Cost of Petrol Rs.32.17/litre Rs.30.67/litre Rs.31.93/litre Rs.31.33/litre
Commercial Real Estate Rates Rs. 4,000/sq.foot (average) Rs. 2,500/sq.foot (average) Rs. 7,000/sq.foot (average) Rs. 2,000/sq.foot (average rental)
Residential Real Estate Rates Rs. 1,800/sq.foot (average) Rs. 2,600/sq.foot (average) Rs. 1,800/sq.foot (average) Rs. 1,000/sq.foot (average rental)
Teledensity (phones per 1000 people) 104.46 155 140 70

Source: Business Standard, Sept 2002