Mumbai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$989
🏠 One person rent
$431
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
15.4M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 72% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7076th and 8928th ($733 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4887th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Rawalpindi

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

Cities near Rawalpindi

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