Hyderabad, India vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$444	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1082	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$159	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$171	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	9.19M	6.56M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 27% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8882nd and 7943rd ($444 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 243rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Hyderabad, India ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5556th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Shaoyang

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	Hyderabad	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.62	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$112	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.67	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.43	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.35	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.94	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.6	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2668	$13867

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619