Hyderabad, India vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$170	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$5482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	97
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	9.31M	441K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 86% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8810th and 90th ($470 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 70th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5455th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Oakland

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	Hyderabad	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359