Mumbai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$799
🏠 One person rent
$401
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
82
67
😀 Quality of life
65
35
🏙️ Population
15.4M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 114% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6763rd and 9155th ($706 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 4571st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282