Perth vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$904
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$144
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$241
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$125
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$187
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	67
😀 Quality of life	98	31
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.1M

The cost of living in Perth is 523% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1024th and 9038th ($2345 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 7th and 7946th 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	$15.3	$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$1015

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$439
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$323
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$372
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$277
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$354
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$374
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$338
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$456
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$335
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$280
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$373
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$308
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$319
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$406
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$358
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$312
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$500
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$407
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$441
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$310
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$378
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$469
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$599
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$358
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$360
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$430
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$371
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$476
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$397
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$286