Hyderabad, India vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$170	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$768
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	60
😀 Quality of life	64	57
🏙️ Population	9.31M	9.4M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 34% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8810th and 7025th ($470 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 46th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5455th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Ningbo

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	Hyderabad	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$15234

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531