Brisbane vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
98
51
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 431% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1349th and 8928th ($2269 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3rd and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Rawalpindi

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Brisbane Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$782

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$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265