Pune vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	5.95M	4.84M

The cost of living in Pune is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8539th and 745th ($513 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4894th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Sydney

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	Pune	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683