Los Angeles vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$354
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$415
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	58
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.95M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 573% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 72nd and 8708th ($3378 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 9th 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 0.8 months in Pune. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 55th and 5379th 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	$21.9	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$2558

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$268
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$379
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$733
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$475
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$294
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$282
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$344
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$282
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$362
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$319
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$385
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$428
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$693
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$302
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$388
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$441
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$397
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$349
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$321
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$286
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$382
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$301
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$262
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$373
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$376
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$301
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$282
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$462
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$391
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$355