Male vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$799
🏠 One person rent
$835
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
63
35
🏙️ Population
133K
2.1M

The cost of living in Male is 288% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4218th and 9155th ($1284 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Maldives and Pakistan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 4858th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$1496

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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
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$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$585
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$287
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$281
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$311
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$277
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$307
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$352
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$393
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$330
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$303
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$298
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$399
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$240
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$344
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$268
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$337
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$347
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$364
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$337
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$260
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$508
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$399
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$423
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$290
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$449
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