Hyderabad, India vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hyderabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$462
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$167
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
9.31M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8848th and 6106th ($462 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5452nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Shenzhen

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Hyderabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.22%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.09
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2573
$22916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638