Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hyderabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$355
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$852
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$137
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$129
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
93 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
46
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 69% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9048th and 4880th ($355 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7086th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Shanghai

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Hyderabad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$57.1
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$104
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.92%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$585
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$195
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.08
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.57
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1124
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789