Kathmandu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$134
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$147
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
846K
2.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 5% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8916th and 8874th ($424 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6934th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Rawalpindi

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Kathmandu Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$806

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$288
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$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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
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$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
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$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
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$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
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$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252