Austin vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	5.95M

The cost of living in Austin is 379% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 858th and 8539th ($2455 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 6th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 142nd and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Pune

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	Austin	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$1975

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$304
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$381
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$284
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$292
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$350
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$293
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$378
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$340
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$397
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$473
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$771
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$348
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$401
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$492
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$430
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$359
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$315
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$295
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$376
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$294
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$371
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$382
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$366
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$296
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$292
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$464
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$395
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$367