Boston vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$490
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
676K
5.95M

The cost of living in Boston is 606% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 27th and 8553rd ($3652 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 71st and 5617th 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
$22
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2540

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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