Cost of Living Comparison Between Sikkim and Hyderabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Sikkim and Hyderabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Sikkim is 19% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sikkim is 19.7% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.35 ₹201

$3.55 ₹303

-33.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.32 ₹883

$17.18 ₹1,470

-39.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.63 ₹311

$5.37 ₹459

-32.40%

Cappuccino

$1.54 ₹132

$2.02 ₹173

-23.76%

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

$0.37 ₹31.87

$0.45 ₹38.52

-17.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.12

$0.17 ₹14.57

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.11 ₹180

-16.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ₹258

$3.52 ₹301

-14.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹62.6

$0.82 ₹70.1

-10.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 ₹45.04

$0.56 ₹48.08

-5.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.24

$0.79 ₹67.2

-39.24%

Eggs

$1.61 ₹138

$1.02 ₹87.4

57.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.08 ₹435

$6.28 ₹537

-19.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ₹262

$3.71 ₹318

-17.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 ₹174

$2.75 ₹236

-25.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 ₹61.8

$0.71 ₹60.4

1.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80.7

$1.07 ₹91.5

-12.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.5 ₹42.62

$0.51 ₹43.82

-1.96%

Potato (1kg)

$0.51 ₹43.36

$0.5 ₹42.4

2.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51

$0.48 ₹40.64

25.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 ₹41.28

$0.71 ₹60.9

-32.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹30.83

$0.34 ₹28.73

5.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.56 ₹219

$4.01 ₹343

-36.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.59 ₹392

$9.03 ₹772

-49.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 ₹114

$2.06 ₹176

-35.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 ₹251

$2.98 ₹255

-1.34%

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

$3.05 ₹261

$6.52 ₹558

-53.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.77

$0.55 ₹47.25

-45.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.61 ₹736

$14.96 ₹1,279

-42.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₹67.9

$1.18 ₹101

-33.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₹30.2

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ₹121

$1.61 ₹137

-11.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.28 ₹109

-8.59%

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

$13.8K ₹1.2M

$17.6K ₹1.5M

-21.65%

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

$22.1K ₹1.9M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-9.39%

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

$38.29 ₹3,275

$38.87 ₹3,325

-1.49%

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

$3.53 ₹302

$4.51 ₹386

-21.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.44 ₹636

$8.54 ₹730

-12.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.05 ₹1,373

$21.27 ₹1,820

-24.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.96 ₹595

$8.01 ₹685

-13.11%

Cinema Ticket

$2.89 ₹247

$3.98 ₹340

-27.39%

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

$51.8 ₹4,431

$116 ₹9,957

-55.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,517 ₹129.7K

$2,630 ₹225K

-42.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.71 ₹2,113

$31.34 ₹2,681

-21.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.74 ₹2,116

$24.29 ₹2,077

1.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$42.21 ₹3,611

$47.75 ₹4,084

-11.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.85 ₹2,724

$38.65 ₹3,305

-17.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$123 ₹10.5K

$238 ₹20.4K

-48.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.8 ₹6,572

$137 ₹11.8K

-44.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.7K

$626 ₹53.5K

-55.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 ₹15.7K

$332 ₹28.4K

-44.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,130 ₹96.6K

$1,426 ₹122K

-20.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$545 ₹46.6K

$819 ₹70K

-33.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$229 ₹19.6K

$1,175 ₹100.5K

-80.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.67

9.19

-5.66%

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

Last update for Sikkim: October 27, 2025

Last update for Hyderabad: October 27, 2025

Similar cities

Karachi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Lahore

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Coimbatore

🇮🇳 India

Rawalpindi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Lucknow

🇮🇳 India

Chittagong

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Rajkot

🇮🇳 India

Jammu

🇮🇳 India