Cost of Living Comparison Between Tumkur and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Tumkur and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Tumkur is 9.7% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tumkur is 5.2% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.35 ₹218
$1.80 PKR 502
30.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.29 ₹769
$14.33 PKR 3,997
-42.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.48 ₹323
$5.25 PKR 1,464
-33.71%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.54 PKR 431
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.43 PKR 956
-
Cappuccino
$1.30 ₹121
$1.63 PKR 455
-20.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 ₹42.96
$0.32 PKR 88.3
43.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 ₹11.17
$0.21 PKR 58.6
-42.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ₹221
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.71 ₹159
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.56 ₹52.3
$0.80 PKR 224
-30.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.35 ₹32.12
$0.56 PKR 156
-37.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 ₹62.1
$1.28 PKR 358
-47.66%
Eggs
$0.76 ₹70.6
$1.17 PKR 326
-35.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.28 ₹861
$6.27 PKR 1,749
48.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.87 ₹266
$3.26 PKR 908
-11.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$4.39 PKR 1,226
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 ₹187
$0.94 PKR 262
113.83%
Banana (1kg)
$0.76 ₹70.5
$0.69 PKR 192
10.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.54 ₹143
$0.85 PKR 237
81.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.43 ₹39.56
$0.47 PKR 130
-8.51%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 ₹44.62
$0.37 PKR 102
29.73%
Onion (1kg)
$0.28 ₹25.84
$0.51 PKR 143
-45.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 ₹22.39
$0.26 PKR 73.1
-7.69%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.43 ₹39.96
$0.36 PKR 101
19.44%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$15.97 PKR 4,456
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.03 PKR 286
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.30 PKR 642
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.91 ₹270
$1.92 PKR 537
51.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.20 ₹483
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.85 ₹172
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 ₹258
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.54 ₹514
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.30 ₹28.21
$0.19 PKR 53.0
57.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.54 ₹793
$9.85 PKR 2,749
-13.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 ₹56.3
$0.84 PKR 235
-27.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.33 PKR 92.0
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.15 ₹106
$2.99 PKR 834
-61.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.78 ₹72.6
$0.94 PKR 263
-17.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.1K ₹1.6M
$17.8K PKR 5.0M
-4.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K ₹2.7M
$22.8K PKR 6.3M
28.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.63 ₹3,214
$103 PKR 28.9K
-66.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.44 ₹319
$4.18 PKR 1,166
-17.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.77 ₹536
$16.52 PKR 4,609
-65.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.15 ₹1,498
$9.86 PKR 2,750
63.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.85 ₹636
$7.47 PKR 2,085
-8.30%
Cinema Ticket
$2.35 ₹218
$3.60 PKR 1,005
-34.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$31.45 ₹2,918
$40.92 PKR 11.4K
-23.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,286 ₹119.3K
$965 PKR 269.3K
33.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.63 ₹2,007
$11.87 PKR 3,312
82.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.79 ₹2,208
$18.81 PKR 5,246
26.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.93 ₹3,705
$86.8 PKR 24.2K
-54.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.20 ₹2,617
$28.11 PKR 7,840
0.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$125 ₹11.6K
$131 PKR 36.5K
-4.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$76.7 ₹7,118
$64.9 PKR 18.1K
18.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$278 ₹25.8K
$334 PKR 93.0K
-16.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 ₹16.4K
$173 PKR 48.2K
2.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,145 ₹106.3K
$1,171 PKR 326.8K
-2.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$493 ₹45.8K
$517 PKR 144.2K
-4.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tumkur
Rawalpindi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$172 PKR 48.0K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.47
20.17
-53.05%

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Last update for Tumkur: April 13, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: April 13, 2026

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