Medina vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$904
🏠 One person rent
$353
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
20
67
😀 Quality of life
67
31
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 126% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6257th and 9038th ($853 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 3833rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$1015

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$988
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$895
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$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
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$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
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$278
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$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
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$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
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$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
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$1004
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$934
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$439
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$323
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$328
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$372
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$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$319
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$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
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$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
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$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
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$430
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$371
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$476
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$273
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$397
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$286