Budapest vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$962
🏠 One person rent
$707
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$156
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
82
50
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 231% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4312th and 8945th ($1377 vs $416) 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 1.1 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 636th and 6592nd 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
$10.6
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270