Boston vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Pune | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 568% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 32nd and 8532nd ($3467 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 2.5 months in Pune. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 89th and 5075th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Pune
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 94 km or 58 mi |  Satara | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Kalyan | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Mumbai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Thane | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Vasai | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Sangli | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Solapur | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Malegaon | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Bijapur | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Navsari | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Latur | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Belgaum | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Surat | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Panjim | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Mormugao | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Margao | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Hubli | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Nanded | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Akola | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Vadodara | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Nizamabad | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Hospet | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Godhra | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Nadiad | |
| 480 km or 299 mi | Mahbubnagar | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Adoni | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Amravati | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Davanagere | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Secunderabad | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Indore |