Rawalpindi vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$150
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$264
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
46
60
🏙️ Population
2.1M
8.69M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 49% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8953rd and 6486th ($401 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6500th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$58
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.97%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$747
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.92
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.8
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1075
$1951

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$380
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$281
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$287
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$308
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$389
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$321
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$374
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$306
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$411
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$303
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$292
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$342
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$305
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$383
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$355
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$366
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$300
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$358
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$386
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$474
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$361
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$356
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$441
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$389
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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
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$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
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$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
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$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
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$688
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$651
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$686
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$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
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$599
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$574
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$488
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$618
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$458
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$554
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$658
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$580
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$562
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$552
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$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
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$443
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$469
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$466
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$685
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$505
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$507
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$513
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$598
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$510