Mumbai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$425
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
15.4M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 61% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7177th and 8874th ($717 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4560th and 6631st 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
$5.24
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252