Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$355	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$852	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$137	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$420
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	93 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	73
😀 Quality of life	46	60
🏙️ Population	1.73M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 71% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9048th and 4745th ($355 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7086th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Johannesburg

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	Hyderabad	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.72	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$57.1	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$104	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.92%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$585	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$195	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.08	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.57	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.55	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1124	$5103

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Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$320
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$421
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$342
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$352
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$273
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$337
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$298
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$367
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$312
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$299
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$314
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$360
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$303
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$279
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$358
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$350
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$440
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$316
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$260
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$401
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$663
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$267
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$350
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$283
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$311
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$473
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$309
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$306
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$384
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$379
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$530
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$340
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$241

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965