Pune vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Pune	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1330	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$203	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1320	$6972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	57	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	5.95M	1.01M

The cost of living in Pune is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8532nd and 13th ($519 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th 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 2.5 months in Pune compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Pune ranked 6th best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5075th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs San Jose, United States

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	Pune	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.26%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1203	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.48	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.39	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.41	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.6	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1727	$23974

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146