Rawalpindi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$150
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$444
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
40
😀 Quality of life
46
48
🏙️ Population
2.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 48% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8953rd and 6559th ($401 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6500th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$58
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.97%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$747
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.9
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.92
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.1
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.8
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1075
$1261

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116 km or 72 mi Mardan
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$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
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$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
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$272

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
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$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
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$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340