Rawalpindi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$150
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$1303
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
61
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
2.1M
605K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 64% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8953rd and 4764th ($401 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6500th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$58
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.97%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$747
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.92
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.8
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1075
$13840

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$442
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$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220