Rawalpindi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rawalpindi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$446	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1030	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$182	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$297	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$4188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	99
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	2.1M	5.45M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8874th and 370th ($446 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6631st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rawalpindi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.88	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.7	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$134	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.34%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.72	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.9	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$806	$25164

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$496
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$371
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$280
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$373
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$253
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$373
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$335
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$394
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$321
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$391
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$382
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$313
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$286
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$309
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$393
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$359
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$450
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$381
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$306
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$379
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$339
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$397
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$371
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$438
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$340
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$346
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$456
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$504
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$401
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$350
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$391
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$440
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$447
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$252

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863