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Xiamen vs. Hyderabad Cost of Living Summary

Xiamen is 2.2 times more expensive than Hyderabad.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Xiamen
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Xiamen
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Xiamen
Housing: pay 43.1% more in Xiamen
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Xiamen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% more in Xiamen
Clothing: pay 62.8% more in Xiamen

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Xiamen are more expensive than in Hyderabad. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Xiamen.

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Xiamen vs. Hyderabad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Xiamen instead of Hyderabad, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 ₹326.90	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.64 ₹544.83	$5.61 CN¥37.99	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹46.52	$0.50 CN¥3.37	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹18.07	$0.31 CN¥2.10	+65.7%
Average			+12.9%

Hyderabad vs. Xiamen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 ₹58.19	$2.13 CN¥14.44	+253.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 ₹284.30	$5.61 CN¥37.99	+90.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.06 ₹296.19	$5.93 CN¥40.15	+93.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.96 ₹92.53	$1.37 CN¥9.26	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₹158.85	$1.06 CN¥7.18	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ₹117.49	$1.02 CN¥6.89	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹31.09	$0.62 CN¥4.20	+92.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 ₹46.36	$0.70 CN¥4.74	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹19.22	$0.86 CN¥5.81	+330.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.95	$0.42 CN¥2.87	+105.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.99	$0.76 CN¥5.17	+269.2%
Average			+115.7%

Hyderabad vs. Xiamen - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 ₹444.38	$4.42 CN¥29.96	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.66 ₹1,416.56	$11.22 CN¥75.99	-23.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,913.28 ₹2M	$16,599.37 CN¥112K	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.83 ₹370.49	$3.65 CN¥24.70	-4.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 43.1% more for housing

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.04 ₹777.10	$9.76 CN¥66.11	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$233.17 ₹22,533.65	$342.70 CN¥2,321.89	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.02 ₹12,758.12	$258.59 CN¥1,751.97	+95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.74 ₹2,681.13	$29.95 CN¥202.93	+8.0%
Average			+43.1%

Hyderabad vs. Xiamen - Cost of housing

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$113.49 ₹10,967.25	$461.48 CN¥3,126.64	+306.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,515.69 ₹243K	$22,431.58 CN¥152K	+791.7%
Average			+549.2%

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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.26 ₹217.93	$1.40 CN¥9.50	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 ₹194.45	$2.82 CN¥19.08	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹381.38	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.26 ₹1,957.99	$44.68 CN¥302.69	+120.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ₹337.80	$9.46 CN¥64.12	+170.7%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 62.8% more for clothing

	Hyderabad	Xiamen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.53 ₹3,047.26	$43.43 CN¥294.27	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.11 ₹2,233.77	$27.20 CN¥184.27	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.02 ₹4,640.38	$85.52 CN¥579.42	+78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.06 ₹3,581.82	$80.61 CN¥546.17	+117.5%
Average			+62.8%

Hyderabad vs. Xiamen - Cost of clothing

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