Hyderabad, India vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$170	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	64	69
😀 Quality of life	64	50
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 6% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8810th and 8887th ($470 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5455th and 6597th 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	$3.39	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$2738

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373