Medina vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$989
🏠 One person rent
$663
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
23
69
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 173% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4849th and 8928th ($1168 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4347th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$782

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$931
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$1074
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$906
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$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010

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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
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$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
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$348
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$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
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$414
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$417
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$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265