Los Angeles vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	58
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.95M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 524% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 80th and 8539th ($3196 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 Los Angeles compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 58th and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Pune

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	Los Angeles	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1975

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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