Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnal and Hyderabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnal and Hyderabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Karnal is 2.3% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karnal is 20.4% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.01 ₹172

$3.55 ₹303

-43.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.56 ₹904

$17.18 ₹1,470

-38.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.96 ₹253

$5.37 ₹459

-44.88%

Cappuccino

$2.23 ₹191

$2.02 ₹173

10.40%

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

$0.4 ₹34.51

$0.45 ₹38.52

-11.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.1 ₹8.89

$0.17 ₹14.57

-41.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.11 ₹180

-16.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 ₹220

$3.52 ₹301

-26.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.69 ₹59.3

$0.82 ₹70.1

-15.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 ₹42.55

$0.56 ₹48.08

-10.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$0.79 ₹67.2

3.80%

Eggs

$1.09 ₹93.2

$1.02 ₹87.4

6.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.19 ₹530

$6.28 ₹537

-1.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 ₹303

$3.71 ₹318

-4.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.09 ₹179

$2.75 ₹236

-24.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 ₹67.2

$0.71 ₹60.4

11.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 ₹86.7

$1.07 ₹91.5

-5.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.37

$0.51 ₹43.82

-5.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.24 ₹20.5

$0.5 ₹42.4

-52.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.32 ₹27.37

$0.48 ₹40.64

-33.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ₹60.8

$0.71 ₹60.9

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₹24.47

$0.34 ₹28.73

-14.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.43 ₹379

$4.01 ₹343

10.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.32 ₹626

$9.03 ₹772

-18.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 ₹127

$2.06 ₹176

-28.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 ₹205

$2.98 ₹255

-19.80%

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

$6.83 ₹585

$6.52 ₹558

4.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.69

$0.55 ₹47.25

-49.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.86 ₹758

$14.96 ₹1,279

-40.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.34 ₹28.72

$1.18 ₹101

-71.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.1 ₹8.54

$0.35 ₹30.2

-71.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.27 ₹195

$1.61 ₹137

40.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₹93.8

$1.28 ₹109

-14.06%

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

$9,443 ₹807.6K

$17.6K ₹1.5M

-46.44%

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

$28.4K ₹2.4M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

16.33%

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

$34.31 ₹2,934

$38.87 ₹3,325

-11.73%

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

$4.24 ₹363

$4.51 ₹386

-5.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.76 ₹493

$8.54 ₹730

-32.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 ₹1,342

$21.27 ₹1,820

-26.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.1 ₹607

$8.01 ₹685

-11.36%

Cinema Ticket

$2.88 ₹246

$3.98 ₹340

-27.64%

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

$88.4 ₹7,565

$116 ₹9,957

-24.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,653 ₹141.3K

$2,630 ₹225K

-37.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.6 ₹2,275

$31.34 ₹2,681

-15.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.94 ₹2,304

$24.29 ₹2,077

10.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$57.5 ₹4,919

$47.75 ₹4,084

20.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.08 ₹3,001

$38.65 ₹3,305

-9.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$122 ₹10.4K

$238 ₹20.4K

-48.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.4 ₹6,534

$137 ₹11.8K

-44.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.8K

$626 ₹53.5K

-55.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 ₹15.5K

$332 ₹28.4K

-45.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,045 ₹89.4K

$1,426 ₹122K

-26.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$616 ₹52.7K

$819 ₹70K

-24.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$476 ₹40.7K

$1,175 ₹100.5K

-59.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.88

9.19

-3.37%

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

Last update for Karnal: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hyderabad: October 27, 2025

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