Canberra vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$331
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	65
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	381K	9.31M

The cost of living in Canberra is 381% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8848th ($2223 vs $462) 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 479th and 5452nd 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	$15.5	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$2573

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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