Pune vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pune Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$202
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
5.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Pune is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8708th and 4971st ($502 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Pune compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5379th and 1655th 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
$4.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.07
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.85%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1123
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2558
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765