Chennai vs Hyderabad, Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$315
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$748
🏠 One person rent	$159	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$111
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	93 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	66	24
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 37% more expensive than in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Cities ranked 8907th and 9191st ($433 vs $315) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 27th 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 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 4094th and 8672nd 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	$1.8	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$5.87
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$62.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$5.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$4.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$4.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$2.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$8.31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$2.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$1.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$15.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$35.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$28.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$716

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$341
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$429
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$327
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$325
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$295
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$313
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$326
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$402
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$375
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$338
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$347
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$399
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$285
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$268
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$406
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$391
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$371
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$360
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$299
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$358
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$785
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$284
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$360
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$327
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$371
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$521
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$368
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$292
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$395
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$344
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$687
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$310
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$285