Budapest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$799
🏠 One person rent
$540
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$138
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
79
35
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 240% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4647th and 9155th ($1124 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 485th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$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
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282