Bucharest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$989
🏠 One person rent
$535
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 166% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4935th and 8928th ($1138 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 508th and 6598th 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
$11.9
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$782

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$999
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$784
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$800
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$724
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$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
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$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
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$425
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$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265