Los Angeles vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$490
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	58
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.95M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 550% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 65th and 8553rd ($3361 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 74th and 5617th 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	$22.6	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$2540

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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