Hyderabad, India vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hyderabad	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1280	$995
🏠 One person rent	$164	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$184
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	63
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	9.31M	14.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 13% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8673rd and 8902nd ($470 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4298th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Karachi

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	Hyderabad	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.15	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.05	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$835	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.56	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.93	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.3	$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2323	$1093

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$406
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$309
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$387
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$406
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$360
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$350
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$310
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$381
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$337
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$431
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$350
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$342
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$287
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$345
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$312
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$316
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$326
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$345
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$350
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$361
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$383
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$358
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$356
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$343
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$353
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$325
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$375
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$359
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$359
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$369
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$367
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$409
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$361
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$352

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$297
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$292
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$326
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$301
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$308
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$293
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$289
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$358
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$353
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$377
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$313
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$505
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$339
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$296
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$360
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$336
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$396
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$779
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$338
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$672
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$399
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$385
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$291
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$809
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$307
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$301
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$513
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$328
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$336
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$484
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$822
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$338
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$323
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$315
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1126
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$375
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$546