A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass extending between bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions, and a belt disposed radially outside of the carcass in the tread portion, wherein the belt comprises at least one monofilament cord ply made of parallel monofilament cords, each monofilament cord is a single metallic filament having a circular cross sectional shape, a diameter of from 0.35 to 0.70 mm, a tensile strength of from 2800 to 3700 Newton/sq.mm, and a bending rigidity of from 35 to 260 gf cm, and the cord count of the monofilament cords in the monofilament cord ply is in a range of from 30 to 50 /5 cm.