Detroit vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	58
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	639K	5.95M

The cost of living in Detroit is 312% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1636th and 8553rd ($2133 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 311th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Pune

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	Detroit	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$2540

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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