Hyderabad, India vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$1499
🏠 One person rent	$178	$177
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$443
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	65	30
😀 Quality of life	65	25
🏙️ Population	9.31M	42.7K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 9% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8746th and 8393rd ($488 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya 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 Meru. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4117th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Meru

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	Hyderabad	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$8360

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$571
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$745
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$482
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$493
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$460
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$518
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$483
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$548
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$581
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$543
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$583
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$502
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$511
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$560
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$643
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$707
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$559
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$601
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$466
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$579
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$675
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$736
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$564
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$711
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$639
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$810
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$576
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$784
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$590
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$568
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$520
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$622
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$723
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$509
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$719
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$509
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$768
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$545