Medina vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$696
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
20
68
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 203% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4439th and 8953rd ($1215 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3899th and 6500th 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
$5.65
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$1075

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$809
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$910
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$1041
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$646
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$360
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$710
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$1716
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$1680
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$1471
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$290
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$762
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$813
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$373
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$379
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$346
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$354
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$458
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$380
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$281
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$287
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$308
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$389
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$321
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$306
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$411
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$292
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$342
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$305
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$383
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$355
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$366
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$300
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$358
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$386
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$474
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