Ahmedabad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$613
🏠 One person rent
$578
$96.2
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$181
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$89
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
57
65
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.1M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 235% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6097th and 9253rd ($832 vs $249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Rawalpindi. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5982nd and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$1.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$7.36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$70.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$60.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$18.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$6.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$0.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$2.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$1.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$0.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$2.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$4.57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$11
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$1051

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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Distance City Cost of living
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$311
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$201
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$255
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$216
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$358
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$228
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$221
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$225
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$223
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$324
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$219
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$263
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$317
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$193
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$205
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$190
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$210
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$230
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$322
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$336
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$217
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$273
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$187
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$430
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$330
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$324
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$269
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$389
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$326
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$347
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$248
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$204
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$376
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$217
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$323
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$399
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$275