Cape Town vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$773	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$331
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	65
😀 Quality of life	55	64
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.31M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 196% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8848th ($1366 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6382nd and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hyderabad, India

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	Cape Town	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$2573

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

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