Bucharest vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$535
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
58
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
1.72M
5.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 127% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 4935th and 8708th ($1138 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 508th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Pune

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Bucharest Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$2558

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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