Hyderabad, India vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$167	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	64	64
🏙️ Population	9.31M	133K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 65% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8848th and 4552nd ($462 vs $1311) 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 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5452nd and 5347th 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	$3.06	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$3300

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327