Bangkok vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$416	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	58
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.95M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 84% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8539th ($941 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 1221st and 4894th 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	$2.97	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1975

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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