Hyderabad, India vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$170	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	69
😀 Quality of life	64	48
🏙️ Population	9.31M	11.1M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 10% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8810th and 8922nd ($470 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5455th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Lahore

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	Hyderabad	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$1207

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334