Beijing vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$589	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	9.31M

The cost of living in Beijing is 119% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5355th and 8810th ($1029 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 2546th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Hyderabad, India

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	Beijing	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$2504

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302