Melbourne vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
100
51
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 484% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 893rd and 8928th ($2496 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1st and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Rawalpindi

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Melbourne Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$782

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3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$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
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$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
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265