Dubai vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1280
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$937
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
64
65
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.31M

The cost of living in Dubai is 374% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1218th and 8673rd ($2229 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 2 months in Hyderabad, India. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 189th and 4298th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$0.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$97.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$2323

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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Secunderabad
$406
87 km or 54 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
92 km or 57 mi Nalgonda
$309
138 km or 86 mi Warangal
$387
139 km or 86 mi Karimnagar
$406
150 km or 93 mi Nizamabad
$360
173 km or 108 mi Gulbarga
$250
178 km or 110 mi Kurnool
$350
179 km or 111 mi Khammam
$310
190 km or 118 mi Ramagundam
$381
210 km or 130 mi Nandyal
$337
230 km or 143 mi Latur
$431
231 km or 143 mi Adoni
$350
232 km or 144 mi Nanded
$342
242 km or 150 mi Guntur
$287
247 km or 154 mi Vijayawada
$345
263 km or 163 mi Tenali
$312
264 km or 164 mi Chirala
$316
268 km or 166 mi Ongole
$326
273 km or 169 mi Solapur
$345
290 km or 180 mi Eluru
$334
293 km or 182 mi Proddatur
$350
299 km or 186 mi Bijapur
$361
312 km or 194 mi Anantapur
$383
314 km or 195 mi Machilipatnam
$317
321 km or 200 mi Hospet
$358
325 km or 202 mi Kadapa
$356
355 km or 221 mi Rajahmundry
$384
363 km or 226 mi Nellore
$343
401 km or 249 mi Kakinada
$353
404 km or 251 mi Amravati
$325
405 km or 252 mi Akola
$375
407 km or 253 mi Hindupur
$359
418 km or 260 mi Sangli
$359
422 km or 262 mi Davanagere
$369
424 km or 264 mi Madanapalle
$367
426 km or 265 mi Tirupati
$337
426 km or 265 mi Nagpur
$409
427 km or 265 mi Hubli
$361
431 km or 268 mi Ichalkaranji
$352