Moscow vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$962
🏠 One person rent
$864
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Moscow is 246% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4141st and 8945th ($1438 vs $416) 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 2664th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$764

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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270