Los Angeles vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1183
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$230
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	58
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.2M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 591% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 62nd and 8694th ($3420 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 7th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 50th and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$2247

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$256
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$464
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$252
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$279
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$287
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$335
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$370
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$298
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$267
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$365
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$391
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$663
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$285
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$372
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$253
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$404
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$372
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$333
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$308
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$282
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$358
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$287
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$250
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$350
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$360
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$359
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$281
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$264
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$444
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$374
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$346