Pune vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pune Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$194
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1223
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
5.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Pune is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8446th and 4461st ($510 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5080th and 558th 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
$5.17
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.36
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.16%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.62
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.2
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1763
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740