Hyderabad, India vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	9.31M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8810th and 649th ($470 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5455th and 3rd 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	$3.39	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$19140

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710