Pune vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$202	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	58	63
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	5.95M	1.27M

The cost of living in Pune is 44% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8539th and 5917th ($513 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4894th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Soweto

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	Pune	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003