Hyderabad, India vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hyderabad	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1280	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$164	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$1455
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	9.31M	24.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 60% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8673rd and 4461st ($470 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4298th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Shanghai

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	Hyderabad	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.15	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.83	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.05	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$835	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.56	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.93	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.3	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2323	$28143

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$406
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$309
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$387
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$406
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$360
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$350
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$310
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$381
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$337
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$431
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$350
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$342
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$287
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$345
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$312
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$316
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$326
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$345
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$350
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$361
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$383
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$358
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$356
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$343
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$353
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$325
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$375
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$359
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$359
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$369
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$367
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$409
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$361
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$352

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740