Chengdu vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$252	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	64
😀 Quality of life	75	64
🏙️ Population	20.9M	9.31M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 35% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7530th and 8810th ($635 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 1800th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hyderabad, India

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	Chengdu	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$2504

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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