Hyderabad, India vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$167	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	64	56
🏙️ Population	9.31M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 56% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8848th and 5233rd ($462 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5452nd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Phuket

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	Hyderabad	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981