Bucharest vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$474
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
79
62
🏙️ Population
1.72M
5.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 93% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5565th and 8539th ($988 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 2.4 months in Pune. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 645th and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1975

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$304
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$381
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$501
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$362
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$284
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$292
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$350
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$293
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$378
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$340
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$397
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$473
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$771
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$348
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$401
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$492
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$430
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$359
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$315
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$298
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$295
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$376
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$294
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$272
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$371
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$382
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$366
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$296
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$292
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$464
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$395
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$367