Pune vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	75
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	5.95M	459K

The cost of living in Pune is 79% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8539th and 866th ($513 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 797th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Pune compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 4894th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Virginia Beach

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	Pune	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.65
🥤 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	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777