Budapest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$989
🏠 One person rent
$750
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$181
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 244% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8928th ($1469 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 680th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Rawalpindi

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Budapest Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265