Hyderabad, India vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$444	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1082	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$159	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$171	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	9.19M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 63% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8882nd and 4745th ($444 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hyderabad, India ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5556th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Johannesburg

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	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.62	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.67	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.43	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.35	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.94	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2668	$5103

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965