Beijing vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$575	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	21.9M	9.31M

The cost of living in Beijing is 119% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5387th and 8802nd ($1016 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 989th and 4025th 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	$3.86	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2458

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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