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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$6191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	58	87
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	5.95M	1.01M

The cost of living in Pune is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8539th and 8th ($513 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 4894th and 82nd 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	$4.6	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968