Rawalpindi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$128
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$3743
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
35
98
🏙️ Population
2.1M
4.84M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 88% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9155th and 318th ($331 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7850th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$17934

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$238
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116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
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$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282

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$1998
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$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
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$1785
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$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
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$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
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$1658
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$1673
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$1881
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$1688
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$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816