Brussels vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
89
31
🏙️ Population
196K
2.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 420% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1988th and 9038th ($1958 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 173rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286