Hyderabad, India vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$178	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$177
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	69
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	9.31M	11.1M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 20% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8746th and 8968th ($488 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4117th and 6453rd 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	$3.55	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$1046

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338