Pune vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	58	87
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	5.95M	1.39M

The cost of living in Pune is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8539th and 36th ($513 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 4894th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Pune	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759