Two good options — but the right one depends on where you work. Here's the honest breakdown.
Share on WhatsAppMalleshwaram is ₹13,500 cheaper on 2BHK rent. Commute times are broadly similar — rent is where they diverge.
Malleshwaram has the clear rent advantage — ₹13,500 cheaper per month for 2BHK.
| BHK | Malleshwaram — Median | Varthur — Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1BHK | ₹15,000 | ₹13,000 | Malleshwaram costs ₹2,000 more |
| 2BHK | ₹36,000 | ₹49,500 | Varthur costs ₹13,500 more |
| 3BHK | ₹57,000 | ₹68,000 | Varthur costs ₹11,000 more |
| Office / Tech Park | Malleshwaram | Varthur | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshwanthpur | 7 min | 75 min | Varthur +68 min |
| Whitefield / ITPL | 49 min | 16 min | Malleshwaram +33 min |
| Hebbal Business Park | 17 min | 67 min | Varthur +50 min |
| MG Road / UB City | 19 min | 53 min | Varthur +34 min |
| Brookfield / EPIP Zone | 48 min | 19 min | Malleshwaram +29 min |
| Cessna Business Park | 50 min | 21 min | Malleshwaram +29 min |
| Embassy Tech Village | 52 min | 21 min | Malleshwaram +31 min |
| Salarpuria Tech Park | 43 min | 22 min | Malleshwaram +21 min |
| Outer Ring Road (Marathahalli–Sarjapur) | 48 min | 23 min | Malleshwaram +25 min |
| RMZ Ecospace | 52 min | 23 min | Malleshwaram +29 min |
| Manyata Tech Park | 26 min | 63 min | Varthur +37 min |
| Prestige Tech Park | 49 min | 26 min | Malleshwaram +23 min |
| Bagmane Tech Park | 27 min | 40 min | Varthur +13 min |
| Koramangala (Startup Hub) | 33 min | 45 min | Varthur +12 min |
| Embassy Golf Links | 36 min | 35 min | Similar |
| JP Nagar | 35 min | 66 min | Varthur +31 min |
| Bannerghatta Road | 35 min | 59 min | Varthur +24 min |
| Global Village Tech Park | 36 min | 82 min | Varthur +46 min |
| Sarjapur Road | 54 min | 38 min | Malleshwaram +16 min |
| HSR Layout | 42 min | 43 min | Similar |
| Electronic City | 54 min | 48 min | Malleshwaram +6 min |
| Devanahalli / Aerospace SEZ | 61 min | 98 min | Varthur +37 min |