Bucharest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$799
🏠 One person rent
$449
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
77
35
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 191% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5593rd and 9155th ($961 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 703rd and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1496

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$846
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$619
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$702
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$681
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$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
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$739
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$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
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$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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$389
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$238
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$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
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$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
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
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$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282