Pune vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pune	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$194	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1223	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	57	82
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	5.95M	5.38M

The cost of living in Pune is 37% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8446th and 6353rd ($510 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5080th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Saint Petersburg

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	Pune	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.17	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$314	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.36	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.16%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.62	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.4	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.5	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.2	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1763	$6504

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Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$400
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$457
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$391
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$706
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$482
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$315
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$377
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$359
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$352
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$379
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$345
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$345
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$361
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$301
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$431
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$497
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$809
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$376
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$508
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$433
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$361
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$342
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$296
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$375
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$399
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$360
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$358
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$385
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$396
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$350
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$325
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$369
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$406
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$390

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438