Hyderabad, India vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$165	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$433
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	66	27
🏙️ Population	9.31M	42.7K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 14% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8317th ($464 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4025th and 8421st 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	$3.48	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$8023

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518