Cape Town vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$681	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	64
😀 Quality of life	55	64
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.31M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 162% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4637th and 8810th ($1231 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6312th and 5455th 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	$11.5	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$2504

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302