Pune vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pune	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1183	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$207	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	18
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	6.2M	216K

The cost of living in Pune is 75% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8694th and 2013th ($495 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in India and New Zealand, respectively. Check India vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Pune compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Pune ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5658th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pune vs Wellington

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	Pune	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.22	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.9	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.62	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2156	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.48	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.96	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.8	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2247	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844