Cost of Living in Pune

Hello All,

I am living in Pune past 8 years. I liked the city and have planned to settledown all my life as children education and all.
I have seen Pune grow in past 5 to 6 years.. New areas which were remote locations or outside of Pune have grown and have become integral part of the city, due to rise in IT industries.
Hence the people and the life style differs in these new developed areas and Original Pune city areas. Most of the population in these new developed areas are from outside places came here due to Job.
Overall this is a good city to live in. Climate is good and sustainable.
The traffic is pathetically indisciplined.
Public transportation is very bad and not like Mumbai or Bengaluru. Almost each one has a his own transportation due to bad Public system and this makes traffic more pathetic

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The best place to live. You can use Bike to commute and its very safe. Not like Delhi NCR where you must be in car or in metro if you want safety on road. People are also very friendly. Public transport if not super in Pune but if you have bike then u can manage all things. When i was in Pune i was thinking Punekars are driving rash but after watching NCR traffic i would rather say Pune is very very safe. Weather is very good. One thing i can say about pune as compared to NCR that you can shift in area of localites also Punekar are friendly and very straight forward as compared to NCR people. Options for food are also plenty. Lot of safe places to move roam around with family.

My fellow Punekars if you ever feel your city is not so good please visit NCR, you will love Pune more. Miss you my home town.

for those who are commenting on Pune and attitude, first of all, we dint said not to come our land and work, still we allowed, accepted, i do have friends from South, North, East as well, we do all respect each others culture... m trying to learn new languages and those my friends from different states also trying to learn Marathi, i am helping them out.... so its pretty simple, do respect then expect respect, and about attitude, common,every one has their own... if you are not comfortable then leave it...and ONE MORE thing, many above user said Mother f**ker and all, that is a culture causing more rapes in North, show some repect to Woman, she might be your Mother too, and thats why PUNE IS SAFE..Attitude and Culture, it is our culture and values that's why m not abusing cause then what is difference between you and ME(A typical Marathi Boy), still, i wish you good luck and we Most welcome everyone.....stay blessed! JAY HIND JAY MAHARASHTRA !

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With the salary of 50000 per month, can one be live with 1 child and wife (would be earning). What about cost of living and Education cost for schools. Please show your inputs. is it worth moving to pune with 50000 to 60 or 70000 earling per month?. also whats the avearage rent for 1 bhk.please revert.

I would be shifting to Pune later this month. My monthly take home is 50-60K and my family comprises of my spouse and myself.

Would it be possible to live in Pune on such an income? We plan to take a 2BHK flat on rent. My office is in Hinjewadi so I would prefer to stay as close to the office as possible.

Any suggestion from you kind Pune residents is welcome.

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I am staying in Pune from my childhood as i am born and brought up here. I am salaried person. i am working in Kpo company and IT sector with international company. I earn 13500 Per month. I stay in kalewadi area near pimpri town in pune city.The leaving area is not high class. its is middle class living as compare to city center. may be only 10% may be high class and standard here.It has nearby malls and shopping areas too.auto fare charges are also less for 2km to 40 km. just in 500rs.Language of marathi should be understood.hindi is also spoken by many of them. I pay 6500 Rent here for 1bhk apartment.I stay with my family members total 6 people in our family. studying doing jobs. and so to handle the monthly spending i have to spend nearly 20 thousand.now so much has increase prices in markets, education. so that there is no such savings in my account till now. i dont understand a common man how he will afford a school fee for his child. and if he has 2 childrens. if he gets 10 thousand to 15 per month. very hard to live here in pune city without excess of money and their spendings of daily basis.

Guys, Stop fighting.. All cities have their own inherent pros and cons.. Pune is good at certain things- bad at others.. Its true that certain class of people find it enjoyable to live in Pune.. Rest people with low or medium income group has to do a lot of adjustments to sustain here. Local people mindset towards foreign or outsiders completely dependent on culture of that place.. At least Punites (most of them) are respectful to women. You wont find many instances of eve teasing or public women harassment here.Even people are uncultured, crude and greedy, still its better in terms of security, peace and weather. At least better than Mumbai...

#Disha I have recently moved to Pune, I stay near the Airport just behind the Symbiosis University in Viman Nagar. The place is nice and the environment is cool as well with good amount of restaurants and malls. In a good society with Swimming Pool, Gym, Garden, Kids play area, 24 hours water and Parking (2 & 4 Wheeler) I am paying 14000 Rs per month for 1 BHK. I paid 17500 as Brokerage to the broker and Rs 40000 as a refundable deposit.

Thanks,
Sameer

Hi people,

Can u pls help? I plan to live in Pune for a couple of months, atleast 6 to begin with, (I have to coz of my studies).

I have never been to the city so would be extremely thankful if someone gives me an idea how much the rents n deposits would be around the sangamvadi, Boat club road area. If not the exact area, any other area in proximity would also be fine.

Is it possible to get a flat around this place. My budget would be up to 7k per month, beyond that I don't think I cud afford.

First of all Pune is not that different from Noida or Madurai or Lucknow or even Ranchi for that matter. All Indian cities are dirty and we all(middle and lower class) commute like animals herded together in buses and shared autos or spend hours commuting on our 100-150cc bikes. Every city in India is becoming overpriced. Stop criticizing particular city; come forward and change the system for this country.

Pros: Nice weather (less extremes), Great tourist places to discover on weekends(especially in monsoon)[0], Relaxed pace when compared to Mumbai, great diversity of food & drink,Open minded people

Cons: Too expensive for starters[1], moderately hot during non-monsoon seasons(still better than North/South India), pathetic public transport[2], Average quality & hygiene is lower than most south Indian cities, Random & unorganized businesses drive you crazy right from randomly built restaurants to self proclaimed 3 roomed 'Hospitals'.
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[0] Someone who has never been to Pune will never know that it is surrounded by so many beautiful places. Tens of forts, waterfalls, hill stations all within 1-4 hours! Pune is a weekend tripper's paradise.

[1] Food is more expensive than Most tier I cities. Street food is 50% to 200% more expensive than small towns . I was quoted 200 rupees for 2 aaloo parathas at entry level family restaurant. 4* and 5* hotels/upmarket stuff is same everywhere in India and same for Pune.

Other random services like saloon/beauty parlour, laundry,etc are also expensive compared to small cities.

[2] Don't talk about autoricksaws, they are miserable everywhere in India. Same in Pune. Cost per kilometer come to more than double of OLA cabs, Meru cabs,etc. Shared auto ricksaws are similar in standard like North Indian cities like outer Delhi, Tier II cities of UP,MP, Bihar. Be ready to get backaches, fight for a wooden seat at back of Piaggio and sit like animal. It is same everywhere,even Pune. That's how the middle class is forced to travel.

Buses are too dirty and not maintained mechanically. Even very old buses of Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, MP , UP are cleaner. DTC ( Delhi) buses are better comparison for Pune buses: overcrowded and damaged. Frequency is also lower as there are few buses and city is huge. Secondly many buses are deployed out to corporate clients like Infosys so there are even fewer buses available to ACTUAL NEEDFUL PUNE COMMUTERS.

I have seen worse condition of buses( In early 2014, I saw more than 6 Mercedes buses getting JUNKED in Patna bus depot due to lack of care!).

Personally I feel best public transit systems in India are Delhi metro system & Bangalore buses seconded by Hyderabad & Kolkata.

Guys,

We should not disrespect local culture and local people. It's really disheartening to read the comments posted above which speaks dirty of Pune and its people. If you disrespect local people, you will experience same from them. Pune and Marathis have ruled India and had secured India from Muslims and British till Panipat war. So, Marathi is the most noble and wealthy heritage and culture (again I am not considering other people of less value!).

One can see most migrants in Mumbai and Pune than any other city of India. Why they are coming here? Answer is clear in itself.

We all are Indians or more precisely humans and should think and express like humans and not demons.

My sincere request to Admin/Moderator of this site is to remove all the vulgar comments posted above by stupid people.

Thanks,
A proud Indian and Maharashtrian!

I Read All The Comments Above.

Simple Line For People Who Think Its Expensive.

@Reddy @Trivedi @Mark.

If You People Can't Afford The Price Don't Blame Marathi's Or Punekar's For It.

We Didn't Called You To Pune,You Came By Your Own For Your Living Hood.

And You Talk About Language,Im A DJ Myself,I Went To Bangalore,Gujarat,Rajasthan,Goa,Pune,Mumbai etc.

Out Of All Cities I Can Say Mumbai,Pune,Chandigarh & Delhi Are Good For Locality.Now Delhi Hindi Language is used !!.|

Bangalore,Gujarat,Rajasthan Were Extremely Rude.The Locality Is Like Speak Their Language Otherwise They Won't Respond Fast And Speak Utter About Opposite Person.

The Worst Was Grand Bhagvati In Gujarat.The Hotel Staff Was Not Responding If You Not A Gujarati.And Rajasthan The People Over Know Only Hindi & Marwadi Language.The Are Uneducate.

Since This Topic Is About Pune,So Let Me Tell You Many Companies Are In Pune.Many Migrants Come To Pune,Not In Mumbai Also
Since Its In Maharashtra Speak Marathi Or Go To Your State.We Don't Need You.If You Leave Our City,India's GDP is Not Gonna Reduce.So No Issue.

And If You Can Afford,And You Are Good With Us And Respect Pune As Your City,Does Not Matter Who You Are We Will Support You.

And Mumbai Is Also Changing Its Colour Towards Maharashtra..

I dont understand if people hate Pune so much why dont they simply get out of it.
Pune was such a peaceful place and since the intrusion of North Indians specially Delhi, Haryana, Jharkand, MP it is becoming more and more Criminal zone. The Rajasthani's are pure theives running every groccery shop and Medical and never giving back 1-2 rs sometimes even 5 and forcing you to buy toffee instead.
So if states are concerned you guys better check the condition of your own states first.
The language of Maharashtra is marathi and people speak here. Similarly if you go to France, no one will speak English. This has be to be respected! If you find it difficult then please leave Pune you home state is much better.

Mark: I lived in the UK for quite a while and even the big stores like M&S, Debenhams and H&M do not have the quality of clothes we get in India. Formal shirt would cost around 60-90GBP but better quality can be found in 2000Rs in Pune if you know the main areas. You observation is not too good but judgemental.

Other People, We dont need to depend upon any other state people to run our state. Maharashtrians are well educated in Cities and every job sector and we seriosly do not need any other state people to run our State. What was the need to leave your home and come to Maharashtra in first place? Please leave Maharashtra if you have such problems!!! We are fully equipped on our own!

Its Like for Like from Maharashtrians,be nice get nice else F**K OFF

I am quite surprised to see this blog where people openly accuse each others of racists, linguistic conservatives. Its really scary to imagine instead of showing at-least a minimum humbleness to fellow Indians, people right away express Hatredness and Jealousy. I always though Pune is more like Bangalore, where multi-ethnic Indians co-exist. It is very scary. Despite 50 years of Independence, our education structures failed to feel every Indian proud of being what they are, how great diverse they are with so many languages. Instead of being proud, there are some sections remain ignorant.

I only blame our educational system, history teachers, who does not taught us how great India is its diversity.

Pune is a worst place to live in.. Pune is grade B city but cost is more than any A grade city in India.. Local auto run by local marathis will charge you exorbitant rates, especially if you are not Marathi.. Everything is average quality, high cost except for local marathi population who are most jealous people on face of earth. Though majority of local marathis depend on other state people for their business and livelihood, still they hate other people... They dont realize that if other state people were not to come in Pune, they wouldnt have got enough to eat.. Local marathis in Pune are not even educated enough to supple manpower to run the IT industry created in the city. Marathis are most unsecured in their own state.Another general characteristics of Marathis are- they are dishonest to bone. No matter whosoever hail from any background , if he is marathi, he will be dishonest and coward.. They are race of lame people living like parasites on body of others.

I ll not suggest you at all to settle at pune.

very close to actual rates...appreciate

@Sourabh...you just proved that Reddy was correct about calling Punekars egoistic when you said either like Pune or leave it. I'm a Punekar who has lived in both Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai more than five years in each place. No where have I experienced the rudeness as in Pune. Sorry my fellow Punekars, this is true. Take it from a man like me who loves Pune but who is willing to see the bad side too. Nice cultural city but bad attitude.