Hyderabad, India vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$165	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$261
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	65	69
😀 Quality of life	66	49
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 5% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8870th ($464 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4025th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Islamabad

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	Hyderabad	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$2961

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369