Rawalpindi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rawalpindi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$376	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$144	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$241	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$125	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$187	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	67	72
😀 Quality of life	31	62
🏙️ Population	2.1M	3.01M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 33% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9038th and 8199th ($376 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7946th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Surabaya

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	Rawalpindi	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.6	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.23	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.6	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$135	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.08%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$831	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$482	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.72	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.35	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.17	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1015	$5075

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515