Hyderabad, India vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$167	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	9.31M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8848th and 348th ($462 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5452nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Sydney

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	Hyderabad	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864