Hyderabad, India vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$165	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	80
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	9.31M	737K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8802nd and 158th ($464 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4025th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Seattle

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	Hyderabad	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093