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Can you afford Pune?

The most liveable of India’s tech hubs — smaller, cooler, cheaper, with a correspondingly thinner senior job market.

At a glance

Four scenarios, run for you

ScenarioTake-home/moCosts/moLeft overScoreVerdict
Single, $60k, 1-bed centre$3,844$698$3,146100comfortable
Single, $100k, 1-bed centre$6,137$698$5,439100comfortable
Couple, $140k, 1-bed centre$8,430$1,007$7,423100comfortable
Family of four, $180k, 3-bed outer$10,724$1,946$8,777100comfortable
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What income do you need to live comfortably in Pune?

On our scoring, "comfortable" means keeping at least 25% of take-home pay after all living costs. For a single adult in a central one-bedroom that needs roughly $12,000 gross a year in Pune.

Can a family of four live in Pune on $180,000?

8,777 USD a month left over — 82% of take-home pay. Housing takes 4% of it.

Is $100,000 a good salary in Pune?

5,439 USD a month left over — 89% of take-home pay. Housing takes 5% of it. That scores 100/100 on our affordability scale — "comfortable".