Rawalpindi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$401	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1010	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$4315
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	2.1M	4.84M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8953rd and 745th ($401 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6500th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Sydney

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	Rawalpindi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$58	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.97%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$747	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.92	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1075	$17957

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683