Rawalpindi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rawalpindi	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$331	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$799	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$128	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$119	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$436
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	67	5
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	2.1M	79.2K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 27% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9155th and 8761st ($331 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 7850th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Thimphu

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	Rawalpindi	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.01	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.66	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.28	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90.1	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.4	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$222	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$136	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$714	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.43	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.51	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.42	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.87	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.26	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.55	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.31	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.2	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1496	$701

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$389
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$238
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$278
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$335
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288