Hyderabad, India vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$165	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$253
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	28
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.16M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 40% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6562nd ($464 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in India and Rwanda, respectively. Check India vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 4025th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Kigali

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	Hyderabad	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$9282

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638