London vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3321
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7723
$799
🏠 One person rent
$2218
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$3918
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$349
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4098
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
98
35
🏙️ Population
8.91M
2.1M

The cost of living in London is 904% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 38th and 9155th ($3321 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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London Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2493
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4599
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.62%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16999
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9363
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.94
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.1
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.8
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2256
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25471
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$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
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282