Rawalpindi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rawalpindi	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$376	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$144	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$241	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$125	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$187	$570
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	67	5
😀 Quality of life	31	50
🏙️ Population	2.1M	115K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 3% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9038th and 9013th ($376 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7946th and 6232nd 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	$1.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.23	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.6	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$135	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.08%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$831	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$482	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.72	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.35	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.17	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1015	$691

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$439
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$323
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$372
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$277
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$354
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$374
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$338
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$456
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$335
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$280
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$373
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$308
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$319
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$406
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$358
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$312
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$500
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$407
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$441
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$310
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$378
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$469
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$599
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$358
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$360
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$430
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$371
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$476
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$397
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$286

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284