Hyderabad, India vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$170	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	86
😀 Quality of life	64	93
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 86% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8810th and 43rd ($470 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5455th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs San Diego

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	Hyderabad	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$28967

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782