Kathmandu vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$989
🏠 One person rent
$122
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
846K
2.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 4% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8958th and 8928th ($412 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6657th and 6598th 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
$1.72
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$782

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
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$473
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$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
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$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
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$379
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$265