Madrid vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
3.51M
2.1M

The cost of living in Madrid is 389% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1805th and 8928th ($2089 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 190th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Rawalpindi

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Madrid Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

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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