Rawalpindi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$128
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
35
79
🏙️ Population
2.1M
606K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 71% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9155th and 4604th ($331 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7850th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$13518

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$389
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257