Hyderabad, India vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$165	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	9.31M	133K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 64% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4205th ($464 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1 months in Male. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4025th and 4917th 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	$3.48	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360