Cost of Living Comparison Between Bikaner and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Bikaner and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Bikaner is 5.2% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bikaner is 7.1% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.44 ₹294
$1.73 PKR 489
98.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.96 ₹680
$13.98 PKR 3,948
-43.06%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.5 ₹213
$5.29 PKR 1,493
-52.74%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.57 PKR 444
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.37 PKR 951
-
Cappuccino
$1.25 ₹107
$1.63 PKR 461
-23.31%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 ₹30.15
$0.32 PKR 89
9.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 ₹13.75
$0.23 PKR 65.1
-30.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.16 ₹99
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.87 ₹331
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.5 ₹42.68
$0.78 PKR 221
-35.90%
White Bread (500g)
$0.41 ₹34.78
$0.52 PKR 147
-21.15%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.77 ₹66.3
$1.24 PKR 350
-37.90%
Eggs
$0.91 ₹77.9
$1.13 PKR 320
-19.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.73 ₹490
$5.99 PKR 1,693
-4.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.26 ₹278
$3.28 PKR 926
-0.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$4.57 PKR 1,289
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.83 ₹157
$0.94 PKR 266
94.68%
Banana (1kg)
$0.48 ₹41.34
$0.69 PKR 195
-30.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.56 ₹47.64
$0.86 PKR 243
-34.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 ₹47.6
$0.47 PKR 134
19.15%
Potato (1kg)
$0.25 ₹21.33
$0.34 PKR 95.8
-26.47%
Onion (1kg)
$0.4 ₹33.85
$0.52 PKR 148
-23.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.36 ₹31.18
$0.26 PKR 73.6
38.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 ₹27.7
$0.39 PKR 111
-17.95%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$15.94 PKR 4,502
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.99 PKR 280
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.31 PKR 652
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.42 ₹292
$1.93 PKR 546
77.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.6 ₹393
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 ₹139
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.64 ₹311
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$3.37 ₹288
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.03 ₹88
$0.19 PKR 52.5
442.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.77 ₹750
$9.81 PKR 2,770
-10.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 ₹56
$0.87 PKR 245
-25.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.22 ₹18.76
$0.35 PKR 99.1
-37.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 ₹121
$2.95 PKR 833
-51.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 ₹106
$0.95 PKR 268
30.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,884 ₹759.8K
$17.6K PKR 5M
-49.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$10.5K ₹897.4K
$22.5K PKR 6.3M
-53.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$24.8 ₹2,121
$103 PKR 29.2K
-76.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.17 ₹271
$3.99 PKR 1,126
-20.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.32 ₹711
$16.44 PKR 4,643
-49.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.85 ₹1,441
$9.99 PKR 2,822
68.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$1.69 ₹145
$7.76 PKR 2,192
-78.22%
Cinema Ticket
$3.43 ₹293
$3.6 PKR 1,018
-4.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$58.6 ₹5,011
$40.12 PKR 11.3K
46.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,335 ₹114.1K
$946 PKR 267.2K
41.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.13 ₹2,064
$11.56 PKR 3,266
108.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.65 ₹2,109
$18.51 PKR 5,229
33.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$33.4 ₹2,857
$88.7 PKR 25.1K
-62.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.26 ₹2,588
$28.41 PKR 8,023
6.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$64.8 ₹5,545
$131 PKR 36.9K
-50.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$31.78 ₹2,718
$64.8 PKR 18.3K
-50.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 ₹14.9K
$335 PKR 94.5K
-47.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 ₹9,645
$173 PKR 48.9K
-34.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$909 ₹77.7K
$1,151 PKR 325.1K
-21.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$605 ₹51.7K
$515 PKR 145.3K
17.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bikaner
Rawalpindi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$315 ₹27K
$167 PKR 47.2K
88.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7
20.17
-65.29%

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Last update for Bikaner: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

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