Hyderabad, India vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hyderabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$165
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.4
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1054
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
9.31M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 49% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5950th ($464 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4025th and 545th 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
$3.48
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.64
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$837
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.22
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.49
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.01
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2458
$22267

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HyderabadShenzhen

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$349

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Secunderabad
$395
87 km or 54 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
92 km or 57 mi Nalgonda
$298
138 km or 86 mi Warangal
$372
139 km or 86 mi Karimnagar
$388
150 km or 93 mi Nizamabad
$294
173 km or 108 mi Gulbarga
$250
178 km or 110 mi Kurnool
$349
179 km or 111 mi Khammam
$272
190 km or 118 mi Ramagundam
$358
210 km or 130 mi Nandyal
$359
230 km or 143 mi Latur
$397
231 km or 143 mi Adoni
$366
232 km or 144 mi Nanded
$315
242 km or 150 mi Guntur
$280
247 km or 154 mi Vijayawada
$354
263 km or 163 mi Tenali
$292
264 km or 164 mi Chirala
$311
268 km or 166 mi Ongole
$338
273 km or 169 mi Solapur
$293
290 km or 180 mi Eluru
$304
293 km or 182 mi Proddatur
$355
299 km or 186 mi Bijapur
$340
312 km or 194 mi Anantapur
$304
314 km or 195 mi Machilipatnam
$316
321 km or 200 mi Hospet
$272
325 km or 202 mi Kadapa
$367
355 km or 221 mi Rajahmundry
$330
363 km or 226 mi Nellore
$514
401 km or 249 mi Kakinada
$307
404 km or 251 mi Amravati
$296
405 km or 252 mi Akola
$295
407 km or 253 mi Hindupur
$375
418 km or 260 mi Sangli
$292
422 km or 262 mi Davanagere
$292
424 km or 264 mi Madanapalle
$346
426 km or 265 mi Tirupati
$315
426 km or 265 mi Nagpur
$466
427 km or 265 mi Hubli
$359
431 km or 268 mi Ichalkaranji
$304

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609