Al Ain vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$613
🏠 One person rent
$889
$96.2
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$181
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$89
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
64
49
🏙️ Population
767K
2.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 483% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2952nd and 9253rd ($1449 vs $249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Rawalpindi. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4608th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$1.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$7.36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$70.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$60.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$18.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$6.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$0.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$1.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$1.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$0.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$4.57
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$11
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$1051

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
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$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$311
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$201
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$255
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$216
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$358
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$228
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$221
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$225
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$223
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$324
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$219
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$263
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$317
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$193
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$205
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$190
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$210
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$230
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$322
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$336
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$217
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$273
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$187
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$430
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$330
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$324
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$269
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$389
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$326
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$347
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$248
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$204
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$376
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$217
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$323
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$399
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$275