Melbourne vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1202
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$992
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
4.53M
5.95M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 372% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 907th and 8562nd ($2266 vs $480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 2.1 months in Pune. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 19th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Pune

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Melbourne Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$8.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$1698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$1712

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$298
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$508
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$332
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$695
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$476
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$348
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$378
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$325
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$338
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$337
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$341
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$321
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$353
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$336
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$260
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$283
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$449
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$538
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$653
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$377
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$325
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$285
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$408
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$368
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$343
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$298
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$435
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$360
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$349
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$351
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$333
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$444
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$363
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$304
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$302
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$327
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$458
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$394
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$348