Abu Dhabi vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$331
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	65
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	1.57M	9.31M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 348% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1859th and 8848th ($2070 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 447th and 5452nd 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	$9.29	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$2573

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296