Mumbai vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$904
🏠 One person rent
$392
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
82
67
😀 Quality of life
64
31
🏙️ Population
15.4M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 90% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6838th and 9038th ($716 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 4476th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286