Hyderabad, India vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$178	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$1656
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	65	41
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.43M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 48% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8746th and 6019th ($488 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4117th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Mecca

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	Hyderabad	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$4675

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514