Chennai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$904
🏠 One person rent	$159	$144
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$241
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$125
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	67
😀 Quality of life	66	31
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 15% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8907th and 9038th ($433 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 4094th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Rawalpindi

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	Chennai	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$1015

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$439
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$323
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$372
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$277
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$354
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$374
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$338
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$456
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$335
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$280
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$373
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$308
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$319
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$406
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$358
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$312
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$500
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$407
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$441
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$310
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$378
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$469
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$599
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$358
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$360
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$430
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$371
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$476
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$397
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$286