Hyderabad, India vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$167	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	64	72
🏙️ Population	9.31M	13.3M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 71% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8848th and 3728th ($462 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5452nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Moscow

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	Hyderabad	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$17546

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791