Rawalpindi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$128
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$6558
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
35
97
🏙️ Population
2.1M
443K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 90% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 9155th and 31st ($331 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Pakistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7850th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$29266

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$389
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
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$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
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$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846