Dubai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$962
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 505% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 848th and 8945th ($2514 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 158th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$764

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$1419
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$2521
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$1183
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$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
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$1449
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$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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