Pune vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pune	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	5.95M	690K

The cost of living in Pune is 84% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8539th and 96th ($513 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4894th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Washington

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	Pune	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.3	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.39	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.14%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.37	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.3	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1975	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979