Dubai vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.31M

The cost of living in Dubai is 424% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1039th and 8848th ($2420 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 203rd and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hyderabad, India

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Dubai Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$2573

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Secunderabad
$391
87 km or 54 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
92 km or 57 mi Nalgonda
$266
138 km or 86 mi Warangal
$337
139 km or 86 mi Karimnagar
$345
150 km or 93 mi Nizamabad
$301
173 km or 108 mi Gulbarga
$254
178 km or 110 mi Kurnool
$338
179 km or 111 mi Khammam
$264
190 km or 118 mi Ramagundam
$329
210 km or 130 mi Nandyal
$341
230 km or 143 mi Latur
$385
231 km or 143 mi Adoni
$376
232 km or 144 mi Nanded
$321
242 km or 150 mi Guntur
$276
247 km or 154 mi Vijayawada
$346
263 km or 163 mi Tenali
$287
264 km or 164 mi Chirala
$306
268 km or 166 mi Ongole
$334
273 km or 169 mi Solapur
$282
290 km or 180 mi Eluru
$292
293 km or 182 mi Proddatur
$359
299 km or 186 mi Bijapur
$319
312 km or 194 mi Anantapur
$346
314 km or 195 mi Machilipatnam
$315
321 km or 200 mi Hospet
$262
325 km or 202 mi Kadapa
$367
355 km or 221 mi Rajahmundry
$295
363 km or 226 mi Nellore
$533
401 km or 249 mi Kakinada
$291
404 km or 251 mi Amravati
$301
405 km or 252 mi Akola
$286
407 km or 253 mi Hindupur
$347
418 km or 260 mi Sangli
$282
422 km or 262 mi Davanagere
$282
424 km or 264 mi Madanapalle
$334
426 km or 265 mi Tirupati
$322
426 km or 265 mi Nagpur
$548
427 km or 265 mi Hubli
$349
431 km or 268 mi Ichalkaranji
$296