ET Wealth breaks down the numbers for you: cost of travel, food, living and so on. India has four metropolitan cities, namely Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Over the years, many have moved to these metropolises in search of better job opportunities and a better life. However, these cities are literally choking due to overcrowding and pollution and living in these cities is becoming unaffordable. There is good news for city-dwellers. As some of the prominent tier 2 cities have morphed into metros since 2014, taking the total number of metros to eight—Bengaluru, Hyderabad , Ahmedabad and Pune are the new additions. Want to know how much it costs to living in these 'new' metros? ET Wealth breaks down the numbers for you: cost of travel, food, living and so on. We also tell you a little about the transport systems in the cities, pollution levels and infrastructure. HYDERABAD The capital of Telangana was adjudged the best city in the country for the fifth year in a row in
Advantages of living and working in Hyderabad are: Cheap real estate. You can rent a 2BHK fully furnished room in a descent place in around 8–9K per month. Food is extremely cheap. You can enjoy good biryani and chicken dishes at a fairly cheaper prices (with good taste obviously). People in Hyderabad are simple and do not complicate life like other metro cities (Mumbai, Chennai Delhi etc. to mention a few). They are highly traditional and follow rituals and enjoy festivals. So you won’t have hard time getting along with the Hyderabadis (although there might me some exceptions). Climate from August till February will be very good as compared to other Metro cities such as Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. See in cons sections what happens during Feb till Aug IT here is very descent. You hear about every damn core company (Electronics and communications) and it would be there in Hyderabad. Metro coming up in few months (I guess). The testing has started. People coming from North India do not