Budapest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$810
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$147
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 254% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3675th and 8874th ($1580 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 646th and 6631st 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
$13.9
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252