Bangalore vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangalore Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$578
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1542
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$249
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1210
$1320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
57
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
12.3M
5.95M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 11% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8023rd and 8532nd ($578 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Ranked 1st vs 6th best cities to live in India, and 3393rd vs 5075th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bangalore vs Pune infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bangalore vs Pune

Prices for goods and services in Bangalore and Pune are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangalore Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.4
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3497
$1727

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangalore

Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$378
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$331
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$337
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$330
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$243
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$308
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$338
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$307
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$306
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$329
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$380
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$340
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$346
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$325
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$352
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$310
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$287
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$304
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$350
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$279
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$433
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$334
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$289
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$433
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$382
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$572
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$298
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$298
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$351
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$355
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$368
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$394
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$351
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$357
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$316
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$373

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379