Chennai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$799
🏠 One person rent
$161
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
78
67
😀 Quality of life
68
35
🏙️ Population
10.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9155th ($434 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 3676th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$1496

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219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
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$350
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$326
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$328
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$357
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$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
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$359
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$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
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$341
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$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
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$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
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$369
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$389
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$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
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$289
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$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
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$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
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$394
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$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
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$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
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$307
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$455
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$242
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$401
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$282