Hyderabad, India vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$170	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	74
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	9.31M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 57% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8810th and 5031st ($470 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5455th and 5648th 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	$3.39	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915