Bangalore vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$239
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
57
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
12.3M
5.95M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 15% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 7797th and 8446th ($585 vs $510) 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in India, and 2674th vs 5080th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Pune

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Bangalore Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$1763

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$399
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390