Hyderabad, India vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$165	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$893
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	9.31M	8.78M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 28% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7256th ($464 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 118th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4025th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Quanzhou

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	Hyderabad	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936