Hyderabad, India vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$167	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	64	46
🏙️ Population	9.31M	6.56M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8848th and 7929th ($462 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 213th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5452nd and 7123rd 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	$3.06	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$11939

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615