Bangalore vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$799
🏠 One person rent
$239
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
74
67
😀 Quality of life
70
35
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7797th and 9155th ($585 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 2674th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangalore Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$1496

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$399
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$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282