Which is the best place to live in Bengaluru?

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Electronic city. Electronic city is not even in Bengaluru city. It is considered on the outskirts. This itself is the biggest reason you would like to live here for. Being on the outskirts of the city, people here can access benefits of the city without having to bear the negatives of the city. Advantages-. 1. Close to major hub of the city in terms of time. Ecity is connected via India's longest flyover and it takes 10 minutes to reach silk board and 15 minutes to reach Forum, Koramangala or Bellandur. It takes 20-25 minutes to reach Indiranagar. 2. If you stay in Ecity, you hardly face traffic. You travel in opposite direction if you travel over flyover. On weekends Ecity has literally zero traffic. 3. Because of less traffic, it has the least air pollution compare to other city areas. 4. It is also connected via NICE road to Bannerghatta road , Kanakakpura road till Tumkur. 5. It has access to City's best hospital NH group. 6. Ecity has some of the best schools like Candor, Ebenzer along with regular schools like DPS, Vibgyor. 7. No worries about parking space on weekends since its traffic free. 8. You can easily zip out of town during long weekends since you are already out of town :). or you can take NICE road to reach opposite side.

Want a one liner ?? Stay close to your office. You add a huge 'me time' and cut down a lot on the stress that b'lore traffic brings. If you drive to work, this is highly applicable.

HSR layout would be a good place. It is close to sarjapur road and koramangala, both of which have malls, restaurants and nightlife (and a few schools) Since sarjapur road and koramangala are very developed, there's a lot of traffic. HSR is a little more calmer that way.

"I wish to find an area which is the best in terms of Standard of living, best suited for a youngster's lifestyle, has good malls and multiplexes around. Also has good food and good nightlife options. " Koramangala and Indiranagar are the areas you are looking for. These areas have high standards of living. They have PLENTY of good food and nightlife options. These areas are crawling with start-ups and have a lot of the 'young crowd'. To top it all, Indiranagar is well connected to the MG Road area which is the central business district of Bangalore city and the traditional party place-to-go. Kormanagala isn't far either. Moreover, these two areas are not far from each other. So choosing one shouldn't stop you from making the most out of the other! Unlike Delhi or Beverly Hills, there are no status pincodes in Bangalore.

Here’re the parameters that make a locality best for living While compiling this list of best places to live in Bangalore, I have considered following parameters and in my opinion these are the parameters that make a locality better than the rest. Explore, evaluate and take a call accordingly. Overall Cost of Living– It includes your overall expenses starting from PG/ flat rent, daily food expense, travel expense, other miscellaneous expenses. Accommodation costs– Cost of monthly/ weekly/daily rent, caution money expense etc. Location – nearby hospitals, banks, malls, schools, eateries, restaurants, liquor parlors etc. Bangalore is surrounded with thick tree and plantation covers along with several botanical gardens and lakes making it an excellent environment for its inhabitants. Connectivity and transport options (Distance from your workplace and other basic necessities)- connectivity with major commercial areas of Bangalore including airport, railway stations, major bus depot’s ,metro stations, IT hubs. Etc. Transport options ranges from AC/ Non AC buses, cabbie or autos, metros etc. I recommend you to make a monthly bus pass, if you have to travel a lot, which will cost around 1150 bucks with refundable of 100 bucks. Daily passes are also available for 70 bucks; choose wisely whichever suits you better. It will be best if you can afford a 2nd hand two wheeler. But if you are new in Bangalore, then it won’t make much sense. Facilities provided in the PG’s- 3 time food, Wi-Fi connection, attached/ combined bathroom, hot water, TV, some PG’s even provide washing machine too(rare treat, fortunately I have availed one of those).  Quality of food provided etc– It’s a major factor for especially people coming from other regions. But trust me; Bangalore food is still better than other south Indian cities like Chennai or Hyderabad. 1st best places to live in Bangalore: Indira Nagar Living cost– High Accommodations- You can find good PG’s here, I have stayed in 18thD Main, 100 ft road; its price is little high, around 6000 a month on 3 sharing basis, cozy place with all basic facilities, I have got to use the washing machine too. Location- It is situated at the Heart of the city, quite posh area with all facilities mentioned above. Connectivity and Transport– Well connected with all the major commercial areas of Bangalore including the IT hubs. Nearest bus depot is “Domlur Bridge”, Doopanahali, or 100 ft road bus stop. Nearest metro station is at Bommanahalli. 2nd best places to live in Bangalore: BTM layout Byrasandra, Tavarekere and Madivala Layout is combinedly called BTM Living cost– Moderate Accommodations- Accommodations are reasonable here when compared to other areas in Bangalore with all the facilities mentioned above. Location– It is situated in South Bangalore. It is a best possible location for working professionals since it lies in the vicinity of the Electronics City and ITPL. Connectivity and Transport– It connects all the major areas of Bangalore like Marathahalli, JP Nagar, Banashankari, Kormangala etc. Ac and Non Ac buses along with shared cabbies are also available in abundance. 3rd best places to live in Bangalore: Marathahalli Living cost- Reasonable (far more cheaper than the previous two locations) Accommodations- Same as the other areas, price is little cheaper and most popular place of residence among IT professionals. Location- It is situated in the suburbs of Bangalore and is near to HAL airport. Connectivity and Transport- It is connected to Domlur, Electronic city, Whitefield, and other major IT hubs by the outer ring road. It is not so far from KR Puram station either. Marathalli Bridge is the place from you can get transport to any place in Bangalore. 4th best places to live in Bangalore: Hebbal Living cost- High Accommodations– Accommodation cost is quite high as it a well connected area and have other facilities too. Location- It is situated at the north end part of Bangalore, It connects the NH7 highway through the hebbal flyover (India’s largest flyover) it is also near to the Bangalore International airport. Connectivity and Transport- Hebbal has excellent connectivity to all the major areas of Bangalore along with the Airport thanks to the flyover connecting the national highway NH7 and exiting at Gayatri lake front. 5th best places to live in Bangalore: Kormangala Living cost- Moderate Accommodations- Accommodations cost is quite reasonable here regardless of the fact that it is a well connected area, and avails all basic facilities that others provide. Location- It is situated in the south-eastern part of Bangalore, connecting various major parts of Bangalore. It also has the South India’s biggest malls called Forum. Connectivity and Transport- It is cosmopolitan area having busy main roads that connects intermediate ring road, electronic city, hosur road, airport road etc. It is the major hub for boarding buses to all over the city. 6th best places to live in Bangalore: KR Puram Living cost- Moderate Accommodations- You can find good residential apartments or PGs here. Location – Krishnarajapura (Railway station) is a suburb in Bangalore situated in old Madras road in the outer ring road. It is very near to Majestic too. Connectivity and Transport- It is one of the sub railway stations of Bangalore (Yeshwantpur being the main station). It is also near to Majestic making it an excellent place to reach anywhere in and around Bangalore. 7th best places to live in Bangalore: Jaynagar Living cost- Moderate Accommodations- It is one of the major residential and commercial neighborhoods of the city. Cost is moderate. According to a survey by DNA Bangalore, it was ranked as the most livable area in Bangalore. Location- It is one of oldest area of Bangalore it is well connected with neighboring areas like Basavangudi, JP Nagar, Banashankari 2nd stage, and BTM Layout. Connectivity and Transport- Thanks to impeccable architectural sense of the engineers, it is well connected to all the major areas in the city making it an excellent place to stay. 8th best places to live in Bangalore: Ulsoor Living cost- Reasonable Accommodations- You can find places to stay there in moderate rates. PG with all facilities mentioned above. Location- Ulsoor is situated in the eastern fringes of MG road terminal, it is also one of the oldest neighborhoods of Bangalore. It is also a popular tourist spot for the locals due to the presence of various temples, ancient architectures and the famous Ulsoor Lake. Connectivity and Transport- MG road is situated near Ulsoor which is the terminal metro station (as of now) and it got proper connectivity with the rest of the city through buses, autos and cabs. 9th best places to live in Bangalore: Richmond Town Living cost- As its name suggests it is for Rich people out there (Expensive). Accommodations- Being one of the upbeat areas of Bangalore lined with plush apartments, it qualifies as one of the most posh area of Bangalore. It is suitable for people with fat salaries. Location- It is situated near to MG road so it also got access to the major parts of the city. Connectivity and Transport- It is well connected with MG road surrounding its vicinity. Bus, cabbies and autos are available. 10th best places to live in Bangalore: Whitefield Living cost- Expensive Accommodations- Whitefield is the home for most of the IT companies and IT parks, but still people tend to avoid the place as it is not very pleasant for living not only because its high price accommodations but also it is not very safe for living especially for women. Location- It is established in the late 1800 and is situated in the east of Bangalore. Due to the IT boom, it has turned into a major suburb in Bangalore. Major IT and tech parks are located here. Connectivity and Transport- It is well connected with the rest of the city. It is also the junction between major highways connecting Hyderabad and Vizag. PS: There is a small little disclaimer I would like to make. Don’t treat this post like a ranking because I have ordered them based on my personal experience and my discussion with a few friends who are living in Bangalore, Karnataka. The idea is to give you wide array of information so that you can check your own feasibility and take a call

Ah Bengaluru! One of the best cities in the world (and yes I'm most definitely biased!!:)) The thing is, it all depends on why you are in Bengaluru and how far you're willing to travel for work/studies etc. It's no secret that traffic in Bengaluru is increasing at an alarming rate and the development of Metro is a sign of hope. The areas are differentiated based on their age, usually. The areas of Basvangudi, Malleshwaram, Jayanagar, Sadashivanagar and Banashankari (some parts at least) form a somewhat older Bangalore. You'll see buildings of classical architecture, i.e. standalone houses with lawns and gardens and such. These are occupied by families that have been living in Bangalore for 30+ years. For example, my grandmother's place in Basvangudi was built in 1978 and they will never move out of that place. You may find it harder to find accommodation in these areas because of absence of apartments, high rise and high rent. The other parts of Bengaluru, Electronic City, Marathhalli, Whitefield and such are somewhat newly developed in 90s after the so-called IT boom of Bangalore. You'll find a mix of oldish buildings and new apartments. Think wisely and choose.

I prefer few places, As i have been for many years 1.Basavanagudi it is the oldest place in blr where you can find cultural charm, BHS school,Rv school,NGS school & many more schools which are 20+ years old school so good in education,then for relax many park my favourite is  KRISHNA RAO PARK & LAL BAGH FLOWER SHOWS ON REPUBLIC DAY & INDEPENDENCE DAY & some old celebrations in bull temple road kadale kayi parshe & many more & mainly like JP nagar,jayanagar surrounded to it,where you can find the porsche & kannada people main over all its very good place to live & my fav  MTR(mavalli tiffin room),gandhi bazar shanbhog hotel papad wala 2.Malleshwaram an another imp place of Bangalore where you can find many things in it & near to it....Mantri mall,Orion mall,near to majestic many temple like ganga devi temple,sai baba temple, for shopping on sampige road,it has railway station where almost trains has to enter to get main blr station, 2 miles iskcon temple hen the best MYSORE sandal soap factory where you get in dis count on its products,,,its neighbour are rajainagar,yeshwantpur,seshadripuram,vyalikaval best for everything 3.Indiranagar an another imp place in blr where you can see more localite & other state people  imp street is cmh &  it has a very good restaurant of all continent,beer joint is my,mainly IT employs prefer to stay here 4.Kormangala again an imp place best colleges like St. John's Medical College, Christ University, Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Amity Global Business School, NuSkillz Academy, Jyoti Nivas College, Vemana Institute of Technology,Indian Institute of Astrophysics, NMIMS, and TAPMI.PVR mall & companys like  Microclix, Infosys, Wipro, NDS, Siemens VDO, Microland,ThoughtWorks, Zenith Software, Tally Solutions, Methode Electronics, Texas Instruments, Robert Bosch GmbH, Mindtree, Lucent Technologies, Toshiba Software India Pvt. Ltd. (TSIP), Piterion, Tavant Technologies, Ciber, IT training Company Koenig Solutions Ltd., Artefacts (SaaS provider for Payments Industry) and the Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart. again mixed people from india here 5.Yelahanka which quite away from center located in north side in the midway to INT AIRPORT it has schools like shilpa residential school,seshadripuram,cambridge,nagarjuna,delhi public,akash int & many more,IAF  for air show & BSF where governmaent recruitment happens...Nandi hills is best place for sundays.....any construction happening here coz expecting electronic  park or IT/BT company coming uo here,,,,,yelahanka was mentioned in smart city program & many place like Nagavara, K R puram,kalyan nagar many more places are good to live Dollars colony,Sadashivnagar,BTM layout,bhanashankari stages,are very good.

stay near to the place where you want to go. Otherwise you will spend your life in traffic. My friend is living in a sexy place near Yashwanthpur. His place is amazing but he is travelling daily 35 kms to his office in EC. In Bangalore 35 kms is equivalent  100 kms under normal circumstances. So please take a place near to your office.