Paris vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$1030
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$297
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	2.1M	2.1M

The cost of living in Paris is 451% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 964th and 8874th ($2460 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Pakistan, respectively. Check France vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 34th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Rawalpindi

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	Paris	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$806

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$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