Rawalpindi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rawalpindi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$446	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1030	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$182	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$297	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$961
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	8
😀 Quality of life	51	49
🏙️ Population	2.1M	24.7K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 73% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8874th and 3452nd ($446 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6631st and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rawalpindi	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.88	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.7	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$134	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.34%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1159	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$511	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.72	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.2	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.9	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$806	$8750

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$496
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$371
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$280
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$373
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$253
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$373
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$335
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$394
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$321
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$391
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$382
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$313
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$286
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$309
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$393
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$359
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$450
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$381
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$306
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$379
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$339
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$397
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$371
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$438
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$340
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$346
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$456
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$504
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$401
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$350
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$391
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$440
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$447
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$252

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415