Houston vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1236
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.95M

The cost of living in Houston is 342% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1229th and 8539th ($2265 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 97th and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Pune

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	Houston	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1975

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Pune

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