Hyderabad, India vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$178	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$256
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	65	67
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 11% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8746th and 8895th ($488 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4117th and 6293rd 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	$3.55	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$3133

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397