Hyderabad, India vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$178	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	9.31M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 55% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8746th and 5069th ($488 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4117th and 5446th 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	$3.55	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045