Abu Dhabi vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1054
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.31M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 294% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 2320th and 8802nd ($1828 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 438th and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hyderabad, India

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	Abu Dhabi	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$2458

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304