Al Ain vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$900
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
767K
2.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 226% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4139th and 8874th ($1455 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 562nd and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Rawalpindi

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Al Ain Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$806

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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