Rawalpindi vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rawalpindi	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$416	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$962	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$164	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$160	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	68	82
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	2.1M	1.64M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 27% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8945th and 8109th ($416 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6592nd and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs South Tangerang

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	Rawalpindi	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.24	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.72%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$464	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.74	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.24	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.86	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.5	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$764	$7522

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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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502