Houston vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$331
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	2.3M	9.31M

The cost of living in Houston is 390% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 1354th and 8848th ($2265 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 11th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 16th and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Hyderabad, India

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	Houston	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$2573

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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