Pune vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pune	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1183	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$207	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	74
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	6.2M	459K

The cost of living in Pune is 80% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8694th and 978th ($495 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 841st 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 0.5 months in Pune compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5658th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Pune	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.22	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.9	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.62	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2156	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.48	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.25	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.96	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2247	$16143

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Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$256
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$464
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$252
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$279
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$287
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$335
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$370
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$298
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$267
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$365
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$391
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$663
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$285
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$372
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$253
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$404
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$372
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$333
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$308
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$282
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$358
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$287
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$250
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$350
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$360
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$359
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$281
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$264
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$444
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$374
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$346

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769