Brisbane vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1183
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	58
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.2M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 369% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1241st and 8694th ($2323 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 3rd and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Pune

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	Brisbane	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$2247

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$256
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$464
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$252
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$279
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$287
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$335
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$370
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$298
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$267
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$365
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$391
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$663
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$285
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$372
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$253
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$404
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$372
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$333
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$308
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$282
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$358
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$287
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$250
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$350
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$360
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$359
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$281
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$264
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$444
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$374
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$346