Pune vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pune Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$517
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1237
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$209
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
5.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Pune is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8553rd and 4879th ($517 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Pune compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Pune ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5617th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Shanghai

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Pune Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.51
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.06
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2151
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.49
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2540
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753