Bangkok vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$424	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	58
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.95M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 85% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5912th and 8553rd ($958 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 1890th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Pune

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	Bangkok	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$2540

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361