Perth vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	68
😀 Quality of life	98	46
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.1M

The cost of living in Perth is 417% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1654th and 8953rd ($2075 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6th and 6500th 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	$13.8	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$1075

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272