Hyderabad, India vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Hyderabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1250
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$147
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$702
$1453
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
64
81
🏙️ Population
9.31M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 56% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8657th and 5064th ($458 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 11th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4600th and 367th 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
$3.1
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.88
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$703
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.7
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.86
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.7
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2378
$24732

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Secunderabad
$394
87 km or 54 mi Mahbubnagar
$363
92 km or 57 mi Nalgonda
$282
138 km or 86 mi Warangal
$424
139 km or 86 mi Karimnagar
$369
150 km or 93 mi Nizamabad
$351
173 km or 108 mi Gulbarga
$285
178 km or 110 mi Kurnool
$285
179 km or 111 mi Khammam
$248
190 km or 118 mi Ramagundam
$362
210 km or 130 mi Nandyal
$301
230 km or 143 mi Latur
$449
231 km or 143 mi Adoni
$304
232 km or 144 mi Nanded
$298
242 km or 150 mi Guntur
$305
247 km or 154 mi Vijayawada
$380
263 km or 163 mi Tenali
$303
264 km or 164 mi Chirala
$318
268 km or 166 mi Ongole
$331
273 km or 169 mi Solapur
$353
290 km or 180 mi Eluru
$327
293 km or 182 mi Proddatur
$326
299 km or 186 mi Bijapur
$260
312 km or 194 mi Anantapur
$315
314 km or 195 mi Machilipatnam
$284
321 km or 200 mi Hospet
$333
325 km or 202 mi Kadapa
$346
355 km or 221 mi Rajahmundry
$368
363 km or 226 mi Nellore
$392
401 km or 249 mi Kakinada
$343
404 km or 251 mi Amravati
$302
405 km or 252 mi Akola
$360
407 km or 253 mi Hindupur
$323
418 km or 260 mi Sangli
$338
422 km or 262 mi Davanagere
$327
424 km or 264 mi Madanapalle
$346
426 km or 265 mi Tirupati
$375
426 km or 265 mi Nagpur
$409
427 km or 265 mi Hubli
$343
431 km or 268 mi Ichalkaranji
$341

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626