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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Pune	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$194	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1223	$6928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	57	87
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	5.95M	1.01M

The cost of living in Pune is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8446th and 22nd ($510 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5080th and 69th 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	$5.17	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$314	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.36	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.16%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.62	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.2	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1763	$15889

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123