Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hyderabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$365
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$868
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$148
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$130
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
93 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
46
75
🏙️ Population
1.73M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9041st and 4971st ($365 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7150th and 1655th 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
$1.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.92
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.5
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$101
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.76%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$194
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.05
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.06
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.54
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1126
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
96 km or 60 mi Nawabshah
$326
148 km or 92 mi Karachi
$434
243 km or 151 mi Larkana
$337
263 km or 163 mi Sukkur
$343
271 km or 168 mi Bhuj
$284
322 km or 200 mi Jacobabad
$327
423 km or 263 mi Rajkot
$310
434 km or 270 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 282 mi Mehsana
$378
482 km or 299 mi Jodhpur
$330
499 km or 310 mi Gandhinagar
$401
499 km or 310 mi Pali
$317
501 km or 311 mi Ahmedabad
$437
543 km or 337 mi Udaipur
$326
546 km or 339 mi Nadiad
$373
552 km or 343 mi Quetta
$298
553 km or 344 mi Bahawalpur
$298
556 km or 345 mi Bhavnagar
$287
565 km or 351 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
572 km or 356 mi Bikaner
$289
599 km or 372 mi Vadodara
$382
607 km or 377 mi Godhra
$366
614 km or 382 mi Multan
$417
629 km or 391 mi Bhilwara
$331
639 km or 397 mi Ajmer
$269
650 km or 404 mi Khanewal
$382
653 km or 406 mi Surat
$693
678 km or 421 mi Navsari
$286
679 km or 422 mi Burewala
$351
716 km or 445 mi Ratlam
$297
718 km or 446 mi Sikar
$325
740 km or 460 mi Kandahar
$463
750 km or 466 mi Kota
$326
760 km or 472 mi Jhang
$302
768 km or 477 mi Jaipur
$382
768 km or 477 mi Gojra
$367
778 km or 484 mi Chabahar
$575
783 km or 487 mi Okara
$315
790 km or 491 mi Ujjain
$257

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765