Hyderabad, India vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$165	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	9.31M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 53% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5539th ($464 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4025th and 5667th 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	$3.48	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$5271

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003