Brussels vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
196K
2.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 355% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1939th and 8874th ($2030 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 121st and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Rawalpindi

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Brussels Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$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