Pune vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pune Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1330
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$203
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1320
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
5.95M
24.9M

The cost of living in Pune is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4780th ($519 vs $1136) 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 2.5 months in Pune compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Pune ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5075th and 571st 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
$5.91
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.41
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.6
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1727
$31401

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94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774