Bangalore vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$219	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	68
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.1M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 33% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8398th and 8953rd ($533 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3159th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Rawalpindi

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	Bangalore	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1075

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272