Hyderabad, India vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$178	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	9.31M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 50% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8746th and 5798th ($488 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4117th and 6033rd 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	$3.55	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$13132

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892