Bucharest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$962
🏠 One person rent
$525
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
81
50
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 168% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4913th and 8945th ($1116 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 646th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$764

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$970
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$777
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$802
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$692
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$857
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$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
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$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
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$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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$443
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$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
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$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270