Phuket vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$544	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	58
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.95M

The cost of living in Phuket is 96% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5469th and 8553rd ($1014 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6129th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Pune

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	Phuket	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$2540

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

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