Hyderabad, India vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$178	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$1018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	9.31M	133K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 62% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8746th and 4342nd ($488 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4117th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Male

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	Hyderabad	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352