Cost of living comparison
Pune is 59.7% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.3% less in Pune
- Groceries
-
pay 58.2% less in Pune
- Transportation
-
pay 57.1% less in Pune
- Housing
-
pay 77.3% less in Pune
- Childcare
-
pay 82.0% less in Pune
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.2% less in Pune
- Clothing
-
pay 34.7% less in Pune
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pune.
If you lived in Pune instead of Rome, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$5.93
₹507.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$4.74
₹405.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.00
|
$0.50
₹42.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$0.17
₹14.85
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
$0.56
₹47.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.27
|
$3.12
₹267.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$2.86
₹244.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
$1.05
₹89.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$1.55
₹132.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$1.11
₹94.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$0.35
₹29.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.51
₹44.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$0.26
₹21.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.21
₹17.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.22
₹18.59
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.40
|
$4.77
₹407.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$11.85
₹1,014.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
$14,221.28
₹1,217,103.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$3.44
₹294.13
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
$9.45
₹808.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
$254.14
₹21,750.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€683.65
|
$171.13
₹14,645.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
$24.99
₹2,139.06
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€455.86
|
$96.14
₹8,227.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
$1,785.07
₹152,771.81
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.37
₹202.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$2.01
₹172.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$4.15
₹354.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€52.24
|
$17.32
₹1,482.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$4.15
₹354.99
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Pune
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
$31.72
₹2,714.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
$32.31
₹2,765.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
$54.32
₹4,648.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€91.67
|
$37.92
₹3,245.61
|
|
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