Bucharest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$474
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 146% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5565th and 8953rd ($988 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 645th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1075

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
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$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272