Baku vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$799
🏠 One person rent
$307
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
59
35
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Baku is 128% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6560th and 9155th ($753 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Azerbaijan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5476th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$1496

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$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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