Chennai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$142
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
69
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 8% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8947th and 8874th ($409 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5131st and 6631st 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
$2.12
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$806

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$294
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$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
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$339
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$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
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$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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