New York City vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in New York City is 712% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 4th and 8553rd ($4203 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Pune. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 11th and 5617th 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	$23.2	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$2540

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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