Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Hyderabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Hyderabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Ambala is 5% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ambala is 21.7% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.95 ₹252

$3.55 ₹303

-16.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.5 ₹984

$17.18 ₹1,470

-33.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.16 ₹270

$5.37 ₹459

-41.15%

Cappuccino

$1.78 ₹153

$2.02 ₹173

-11.88%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₹41.52

$0.45 ₹38.52

8.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.21

$0.17 ₹14.57

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹152

$2.11 ₹180

-16.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 ₹305

$3.52 ₹301

1.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 ₹54.9

$0.82 ₹70.1

-21.95%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ₹39.83

$0.56 ₹48.08

-16.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.28

$0.79 ₹67.2

-34.18%

Eggs

$1.01 ₹86.4

$1.02 ₹87.4

-0.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.68 ₹229

$6.28 ₹537

-57.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ₹281

$3.71 ₹318

-11.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.8 ₹154

$2.75 ₹236

-34.55%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$0.71 ₹60.4

15.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.68 ₹58.4

$1.07 ₹91.5

-36.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹40.94

$0.51 ₹43.82

-5.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 ₹29.03

$0.5 ₹42.4

-32.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 ₹31.38

$0.48 ₹40.64

-22.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ₹27.65

$0.71 ₹60.9

-54.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29.38

$0.34 ₹28.73

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 ₹341

$4.01 ₹343

-0.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.02 ₹857

$9.03 ₹772

10.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ₹178

$2.06 ₹176

0.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 ₹321

$2.98 ₹255

25.84%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.6 ₹479

$6.52 ₹558

-14.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.96

$0.55 ₹47.25

-45.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.55 ₹731

$14.96 ₹1,279

-42.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 ₹52

$1.18 ₹101

-48.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₹23.35

$0.35 ₹30.2

-22.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ₹127

$1.61 ₹137

-7.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₹102

$1.28 ₹109

-6.25%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$9,185 ₹785.6K

$17.6K ₹1.5M

-47.91%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.5K ₹1.8M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-11.81%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52 ₹4,448

$38.87 ₹3,325

33.80%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.59 ₹307

$4.51 ₹386

-20.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.06 ₹689

$8.54 ₹730

-5.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.27 ₹1,391

$21.27 ₹1,820

-23.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 ₹603

$8.01 ₹685

-11.99%

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 ₹243

$3.98 ₹340

-28.64%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$57.4 ₹4,910

$116 ₹9,957

-50.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,737 ₹148.5K

$2,630 ₹225K

-33.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.36 ₹2,255

$31.34 ₹2,681

-15.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.22 ₹2,328

$24.29 ₹2,077

12.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.2 ₹3,952

$47.75 ₹4,084

-3.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.91 ₹2,643

$38.65 ₹3,305

-20.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₹10.7K

$238 ₹20.4K

-47.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 ₹6,612

$137 ₹11.8K

-43.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.8K

$626 ₹53.5K

-55.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₹15.4K

$332 ₹28.4K

-45.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$912 ₹78K

$1,426 ₹122K

-36.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$546 ₹46.7K

$819 ₹70K

-33.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$340 ₹29K

$1,175 ₹100.5K

-71.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.5

9.19

-18.39%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ambala: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hyderabad: October 27, 2025

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