Phuket vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1330
🏠 One person rent	$544	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$1320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	57
😀 Quality of life	53	61
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.95M

The cost of living in Phuket is 90% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5798th and 8532nd ($985 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6033rd and 5075th 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	$4.63	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$1727

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$312
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$396
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$484
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$288
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$310
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$332
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$406
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$294
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$394
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$348
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$284
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$409
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$491
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$785
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$357
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$402
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$488
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$429
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$335
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$304
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$406
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$364
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$279
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$391
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$399
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$382
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$283
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$325
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$488
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$414
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$379