Canberra vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	58
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	381K	5.95M

The cost of living in Canberra is 290% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1949th and 8553rd ($2019 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 413th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Pune

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	Canberra	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$2540

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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