Paris vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$962
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$160
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.1M

The cost of living in Paris is 506% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 843rd and 8945th ($2517 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 18th and 6592nd 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	$16.9	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$764

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270