Boston vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
676K
5.95M

The cost of living in Boston is 625% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 30th and 8708th ($3638 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 9th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 94th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Pune

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Boston Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$2558

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355