Pune vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$202	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$581
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	95
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	5.95M	11.5M

The cost of living in Pune is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8539th and 5654th ($513 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4894th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Sao Paulo

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	Pune	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611