Cape Town vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1280
🏠 One person rent	$484	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	65
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	434K	9.31M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 87% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6078th and 8673rd ($881 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 2 months in Hyderabad, India. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5406th and 4298th 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	$7.47	$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$0.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$1.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$97.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$2323

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$406
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$309
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$387
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$406
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$360
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$350
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$310
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$381
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$337
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$431
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$350
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$342
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$287
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$345
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$312
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$316
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$326
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$345
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$350
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$361
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$383
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$358
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$356
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$343
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$353
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$325
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$375
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$359
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$359
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$369
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$367
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$409
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$361
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$352