Hyderabad, India vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$170	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	64	5
😀 Quality of life	64	42
🏙️ Population	9.31M	115K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 12% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8810th and 8940th ($470 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5455th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Thimphu

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	Hyderabad	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289