Cost of Living Comparison Between Pune and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pune and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pune is 47.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pune is 50.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 62.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.03 ₹345
$4.68 ฿151
-13.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$17.22 ₹1,473
$46.4 ฿1,502
-62.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.14 ₹439
$8.65 ฿280
-40.58%
Cappuccino
$2.22 ₹189
$3.09 ฿100
-28.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 ₹34.68
$0.73 ฿23.53
-43.84%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.71
$0.37 ฿11.95
-54.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.3 ₹197
$2.39 ฿77.4
-3.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.44 ₹380
$3.62 ฿117
22.65%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.75 ₹63.8
$2.24 ฿72.5
-66.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 ₹49.15
$1.8 ฿58.2
-68.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.8 ₹68.6
$2.24 ฿72.3
-64.29%
Eggs
$1.06 ₹90.7
$2.23 ฿72.1
-52.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.75 ₹577
$19.31 ฿625
-65.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.12 ₹353
$3.77 ฿122
9.28%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.05 ฿422
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.62 ₹224
$3.28 ฿106
-20.12%
Banana (1kg)
$0.87 ₹74.3
$1.63 ฿52.6
-46.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 ₹124
$2.4 ฿77.7
-39.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.7 ₹60.1
$1.99 ฿64.3
-64.82%
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 ₹47.46
$1.53 ฿49.62
-64.05%
Onion (1kg)
$0.57 ₹48.78
$1.49 ฿48.11
-61.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.77 ₹65.6
$1.02 ฿32.87
-24.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 ₹31.04
$0.48 ฿15.61
-25.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.99 ₹342
$4.32 ฿140
-7.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.03 ₹772
$21.68 ฿702
-58.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.33 ₹200
$1.77 ฿57.3
31.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.72 ₹319
$2.79 ฿90.4
33.33%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$7.03 ₹601
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Pune
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ₹41.6
$1.35 ฿43.74
-63.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.51 ₹984
$11.76 ฿380
-2.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.45 ₹38.86
$3.15 ฿102
-85.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.35 ₹201
$13.64 ฿442
-82.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 ₹103
$1.3 ฿42.2
-6.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.9K ₹1.3M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-45.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.7K ₹2M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-30.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$28.09 ₹2,402
$123 ฿3,970
-77.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.53 ₹388
$13.93 ฿451
-67.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.1 ₹778
$18.24 ฿590
-50.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.26 ₹1,562
$60.8 ฿1,966
-69.94%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.35 ₹629
$17.11 ฿554
-57.04%
Cinema Ticket
$4.64 ₹397
$9.07 ฿294
-48.84%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$97.8 ₹8,366
$694 ฿22.5K
-85.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,502 ₹214K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-84.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$33.34 ₹2,851
$57.5 ฿1,861
-42.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.55 ₹2,698
$34.51 ฿1,117
-8.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62 ₹5,302
$115 ฿3,727
-46.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$40.81 ₹3,491
$84.8 ฿2,743
-51.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pune
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$261 ₹22.3K
$611 ฿19.8K
-57.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 ₹15.5K
$442 ฿14.3K
-59.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$600 ₹51.3K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-70.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$360 ₹30.8K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-75.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,116 ₹181K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-50.15%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,087 ₹93K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-62.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pune
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,078 ₹92.2K
$697 ฿22.5K
54.81%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.14
5.33
71.48%

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Last update for Pune: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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