Medina vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$659
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
69
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 161% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4843rd and 8874th ($1164 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4103rd and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Rawalpindi

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Medina Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$806

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$919
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$738
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$834
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$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252