Bangkok vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$904
🏠 One person rent
$425
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
74
31
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 164% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5738th and 9038th ($994 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1355th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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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