Hyderabad, India vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$167	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	82
😀 Quality of life	64	89
🏙️ Population	9.31M	468K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 80% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8848th and 1246th ($462 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1054th 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 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5452nd and 245th 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	$3.06	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$24650

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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

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Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736