Bangkok vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$434
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 123% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5606th and 8874th ($996 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2044th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Rawalpindi

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Bangkok Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$806

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$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252