Chennai vs Hyderabad, Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$896
🏠 One person rent
$159
$165
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
93 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 14% more expensive than in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Cities ranked 8898th and 9010th ($437 vs $382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5272nd and 7023rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
14.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$573
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$1.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$1102

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$327
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$235
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$291
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$327
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$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
96 km or 60 mi Nawabshah
$324
148 km or 92 mi Karachi
$430
243 km or 151 mi Larkana
$336
263 km or 163 mi Sukkur
$340
271 km or 168 mi Bhuj
$290
322 km or 200 mi Jacobabad
$322
423 km or 263 mi Rajkot
$324
434 km or 270 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 282 mi Mehsana
$382
482 km or 299 mi Jodhpur
$322
499 km or 310 mi Gandhinagar
$407
499 km or 310 mi Pali
$305
501 km or 311 mi Ahmedabad
$442
543 km or 337 mi Udaipur
$315
546 km or 339 mi Nadiad
$375
552 km or 343 mi Quetta
$291
553 km or 344 mi Bahawalpur
$301
556 km or 345 mi Bhavnagar
$291
565 km or 351 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
572 km or 356 mi Bikaner
$290
599 km or 372 mi Vadodara
$374
607 km or 377 mi Godhra
$366
614 km or 382 mi Multan
$403
629 km or 391 mi Bhilwara
$328
639 km or 397 mi Ajmer
$274
650 km or 404 mi Khanewal
$362
653 km or 406 mi Surat
$705
678 km or 421 mi Navsari
$278
679 km or 422 mi Burewala
$347
716 km or 445 mi Ratlam
$303
718 km or 446 mi Sikar
$335
740 km or 460 mi Kandahar
$436
750 km or 466 mi Kota
$333
760 km or 472 mi Jhang
$294
768 km or 477 mi Jaipur
$387
768 km or 477 mi Gojra
$351
778 km or 484 mi Chabahar
$573
783 km or 487 mi Okara
$291
790 km or 491 mi Ujjain
$264