Medina vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$799
🏠 One person rent
$391
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
20
67
😀 Quality of life
52
35
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 170% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6017th and 9155th ($892 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6150th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$1496

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$1000
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$938
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$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
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$1047
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$964

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$238
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$278
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$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
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$240
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$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
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$337
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$289
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$386
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$347
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$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
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$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
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$567
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$328
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$338
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$448
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$307
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$455
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$242
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$401
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$282