Rawalpindi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$182
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1555
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
59
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
2.1M
595K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 64% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8874th and 4631st ($446 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6631st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Riga

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Rawalpindi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$18197

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$496
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391