Bangkok vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$799
🏠 One person rent
$405
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
75
35
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 173% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5960th and 9155th ($902 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 1087th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1496

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$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282