Canberra vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1082
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$171
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	65
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	381K	9.19M

The cost of living in Canberra is 409% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8882nd ($2258 vs $444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Hyderabad, India ranked 6th in India, while ranked 438th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hyderabad, India

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	Canberra	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$8.04
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$6.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$2668

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288