Hyderabad, India vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$165	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$179
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	63
😀 Quality of life	66	50
🏙️ Population	9.31M	14.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 5% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8872nd ($464 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4025th and 6253rd 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	$3.48	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$1405

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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 Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552