Perth vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$989
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$171
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.1M

The cost of living in Perth is 473% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 978th and 8928th ($2448 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Perth compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 10th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rawalpindi

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	Perth	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$782

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Rawalpindi

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