Hyderabad, India vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$165	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$1546
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.41M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 62% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4439th ($464 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4025th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Medina

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	Hyderabad	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905