Ahmedabad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$904
🏠 One person rent
$182
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
56
67
😀 Quality of life
54
31
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.1M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 25% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8798th and 9038th ($471 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 5969th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$1015

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$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286