Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hyderabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$297
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$759
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$82.4
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$136
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$111
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
93 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.73M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 75% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9231st and 4461st ($297 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6647th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hyderabad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.08
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.88
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$51.5
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$36.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$64.2
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.13%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$167
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.18
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.6
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.8
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$10.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$575
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
96 km or 60 mi Nawabshah
$292
148 km or 92 mi Karachi
$417
243 km or 151 mi Larkana
$301
263 km or 163 mi Sukkur
$293
271 km or 168 mi Bhuj
$308
322 km or 200 mi Jacobabad
$289
423 km or 263 mi Rajkot
$353
434 km or 270 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 282 mi Mehsana
$377
482 km or 299 mi Jodhpur
$360
499 km or 310 mi Gandhinagar
$339
499 km or 310 mi Pali
$336
501 km or 311 mi Ahmedabad
$505
543 km or 337 mi Udaipur
$338
546 km or 339 mi Nadiad
$396
552 km or 343 mi Quetta
$313
553 km or 344 mi Bahawalpur
$267
556 km or 345 mi Bhavnagar
$296
565 km or 351 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
572 km or 356 mi Bikaner
$291
599 km or 372 mi Vadodara
$399
607 km or 377 mi Godhra
$385
614 km or 382 mi Multan
$307
629 km or 391 mi Bhilwara
$338
639 km or 397 mi Ajmer
$336
650 km or 404 mi Khanewal
$328
653 km or 406 mi Surat
$809
678 km or 421 mi Navsari
$301
679 km or 422 mi Burewala
$338
716 km or 445 mi Ratlam
$323
718 km or 446 mi Sikar
$375
740 km or 460 mi Kandahar
$513
750 km or 466 mi Kota
$370
760 km or 472 mi Jhang
$364
768 km or 477 mi Jaipur
$392
768 km or 477 mi Gojra
$337
778 km or 484 mi Chabahar
$779
783 km or 487 mi Okara
$290
790 km or 491 mi Ujjain
$281

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740