Hyderabad, India vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$170	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	64	69
🏙️ Population	9.31M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 55% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8810th and 5192nd ($470 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5455th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Sao Paulo

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	Hyderabad	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666