Bucharest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$562
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 157% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4877th and 8874th ($1148 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 482nd and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Rawalpindi

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$806

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$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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