Bangkok vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$416	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	68
😀 Quality of life	74	46
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 135% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8953rd ($941 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 1221st and 6500th 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	$2.97	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1075

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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