New York City vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$354
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in New York City is 739% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 4th and 8708th ($4207 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Pune. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 18th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Pune

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	New York City	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$2558

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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