Gold Rate Today in Bangalore (Bengaluru)
The live table shows today's gold rate in Bangalore for 24K, 22K and 18K gold per gram, per 8 grams and per 10 grams. Rates are the international price in rupees plus 6% import duty; Bengaluru jewellers add 3% GST and making charges on the bill.
Live gold rate in Bengaluru (INR)
| Weight & purity | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| 24K gold · 1 gram | live |
| 24K gold · 8 grams | live |
| 24K gold · 10 grams | live |
| 22K gold · 1 gram | live |
| 22K gold · 8 grams | live |
| 22K gold · 10 grams | live |
| 18K gold · 1 gram | live |
| 18K gold · 8 grams | live |
| 18K gold · 10 grams | live |
Indicative rate = live international gold price in rupees (TradingView FX_IDC:XAUINRG) plus India's 6% import duty, before 3% GST and making charges. A jeweller's board rate can sit slightly above or below it. How we calculate
How Bengaluru's rate compares
Bengaluru jewellers take the same national landed price as everyone else: the international price in rupees plus 6% customs duty, adjusted by the dealer's premium or discount. The city's board rate normally sits within a narrow band of Chennai and Hyderabad. Karnataka buyers use both grams and the 8-gram unit, and in Kannada gold is chinna (or bangara), words you will see on shop signs and bills.
Markets by neighbourhood
| Area | What you find |
|---|---|
| Chickpet and Avenue Road | The old trading district: wholesale jewellers, bullion dealers, goldsmith workshops and silver. Busy, cash-and-carry style, good for plain gold and custom orders. |
| Commercial Street | Mid-sized jewellers and chain stores alongside clothes shops; popular with families doing wedding shopping in one trip. |
| Jayanagar 4th Block | A long-established residential shopping hub with many traditional and chain jewellers. |
| Malleshwaram | Older family jewellers on and around Sampige Road, known for south Indian traditional designs. |
| MG Road, Whitefield, Koramangala, malls | Chain showrooms with more 18K diamond and lightweight jewellery. |
Lightweight and 18K: a Bengaluru pattern
The city's large salaried workforce has made lightweight jewellery, 18K diamond pieces and gold coins a big part of sales, alongside traditional 22K wedding gold. 18K (75% gold) is harder than 22K, holds stones securely and costs less per gram, but it carries a higher making charge and has lower resale value relative to the price paid, because the diamonds are rarely bought back at their selling price.
Example: an 18K diamond pendant
Suppose the illustrative 18K rate is ₹10,000 per gram, the pendant contains 4.5 g of gold, and the certified diamonds are priced at ₹28,000:
| Line | Working | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4.5 g × ₹10,000 | ₹45,000 |
| Making | 18% of gold value | ₹8,100 |
| Diamonds | as certified | ₹28,000 |
| GST | 3% of ₹81,100 | ₹2,433 |
| Total | ₹83,533 |
Gold is only about 54% of the price here. If you resell, most jewellers pay for the gold at the 18K rate and offer a percentage of the diamond value under their own buy-back policy, so read it first. For plain gold pieces, use the jewellery price calculator; for purity maths see the 18K gold price page.
Traditional Karnataka gold
Kannada weddings feature a thaali or mangalsutra whose design varies by community, heavy necklaces such as the coin-studded kasina sara, a waist belt (odyana), and armlets. Mysuru-style designs with Lakshmi and temple motifs are popular. Families in north Karnataka often follow different styles from Bengaluru, Mysuru and coastal Karnataka.
Festival buying
Ugadi, the Kannada new year, starts the buying calendar. Varamahalakshmi vrata in the month of Shravana is especially important in Karnataka: women worship Lakshmi and many buy gold coins or jewellery for the day. Akshaya Tritiya, Dasara (with its strong Mysuru tradition), Deepavali and the wedding seasons follow. See Akshaya Tritiya gold for how festival offers work.
Bengaluru tips
- For diamond pieces, ask for a grading certificate and separate gold weight, stone weight and stone value on the invoice.
- Check the BIS hallmark and HUID even on small pieces and coins (how to verify).
- In Chickpet, compare two or three shops on making charge for the same weight.
- Ask about buy-back and exchange percentages for gold and diamonds separately.
- If a showroom offers "zero making charge" on 18K, check whether the diamond price has been raised to compensate; compare the stone price per carat with another store.
Selling or pledging gold in Bengaluru
Many buyers in the city sell or exchange gold with the jeweller who sold it, because the original invoice and HUID make valuation quick. Elsewhere, expect an XRF or karat meter test and a deduction from the day's rate. Gold loans from banks and NBFCs are also widely used in Karnataka; lenders value only the gold content, not stones or making. Our guide to selling gold lists the documents to carry.