Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$847	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$140	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$84	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	93 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	23	38
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.27M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 64% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9127th and 5917th ($334 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 12th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8760th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Soweto

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	Hyderabad	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.76	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.21	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.92	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.9	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$164	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.92%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$575	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$190	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.06	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.38	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.7	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.53	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$40.9	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1127	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$325
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$442
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$338
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$339
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$288
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$325
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$311
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$389
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$366
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$324
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$310
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$382
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$266
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$297
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$376
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$371
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$392
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$340
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$279
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$361
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$771
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$286
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$356
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$311
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$350
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$468
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$339
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$292
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$376
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$342
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$585
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$300
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$298

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003