Chennai vs Hyderabad, Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$759
🏠 One person rent
$161
$82.4
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$136
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$111
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$38.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$168
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
93 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 46% more expensive than in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9231st ($434 vs $297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 22nd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 3676th and 6647th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hyderabad, Pakistan

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Chennai Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$2.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$51.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$36.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$7.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$2.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$1.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$1.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$0.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$20.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$15.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$10.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$575

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$343
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$326
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$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
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$350
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$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
96 km or 60 mi Nawabshah
$292
148 km or 92 mi Karachi
$417
243 km or 151 mi Larkana
$301
263 km or 163 mi Sukkur
$293
271 km or 168 mi Bhuj
$308
322 km or 200 mi Jacobabad
$289
423 km or 263 mi Rajkot
$353
434 km or 270 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 282 mi Mehsana
$377
482 km or 299 mi Jodhpur
$360
499 km or 310 mi Gandhinagar
$339
499 km or 310 mi Pali
$336
501 km or 311 mi Ahmedabad
$505
543 km or 337 mi Udaipur
$338
546 km or 339 mi Nadiad
$396
552 km or 343 mi Quetta
$313
553 km or 344 mi Bahawalpur
$267
556 km or 345 mi Bhavnagar
$296
565 km or 351 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
572 km or 356 mi Bikaner
$291
599 km or 372 mi Vadodara
$399
607 km or 377 mi Godhra
$385
614 km or 382 mi Multan
$307
629 km or 391 mi Bhilwara
$338
639 km or 397 mi Ajmer
$336
650 km or 404 mi Khanewal
$328
653 km or 406 mi Surat
$809
678 km or 421 mi Navsari
$301
679 km or 422 mi Burewala
$338
716 km or 445 mi Ratlam
$323
718 km or 446 mi Sikar
$375
740 km or 460 mi Kandahar
$513
750 km or 466 mi Kota
$370
760 km or 472 mi Jhang
$364
768 km or 477 mi Jaipur
$392
768 km or 477 mi Gojra
$337
778 km or 484 mi Chabahar
$779
783 km or 487 mi Okara
$290
790 km or 491 mi Ujjain
$281