Hyderabad, India vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$165	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	9.31M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 51% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5827th ($464 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand 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 Phuket. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4025th and 6063rd 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	$3.48	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810