Chengdu vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1317
🏠 One person rent	$251	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1086
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	20.9M	9.31M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 35% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7209th and 8746th ($660 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 11th 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 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 1933rd and 4117th 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	$2.91	$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$8.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$97.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$2566

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321