Hong Kong vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	83	64
🏙️ Population	7.41M	9.31M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 478% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 532nd and 8810th ($2718 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 548th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Hyderabad, India

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	Hong Kong	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$2504

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302