Hyderabad, India vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$178	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$2861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	71
😀 Quality of life	65	77
🏙️ Population	9.31M	7.01M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8746th and 3292nd ($488 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4117th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Riyadh

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	Hyderabad	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.55	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489