Pune vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$202	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$372
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	58	95
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	5.95M	6.21M

The cost of living in Pune is 44% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8539th and 5954th ($513 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4894th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Pune	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$304
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$381
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$284
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$292
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$350
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$293
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$378
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$340
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$397
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$473
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$771
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$348
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$401
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$492
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$430
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$359
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$315
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$295
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$376
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$294
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$371
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$382
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$366
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$296
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$292
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$464
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$395
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$367

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562