Moscow vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$989
🏠 One person rent
$959
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Moscow is 271% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3728th and 8928th ($1585 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Russia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Russia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3206th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Rawalpindi

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Moscow Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$782

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$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$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
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$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
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265