Hyderabad, India vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$165	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$4749
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	82
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	9.31M	468K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 81% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8802nd and 972nd ($464 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 892nd 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 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 4025th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Raleigh

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	Hyderabad	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682