Rawalpindi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$2219
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.75M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 79% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8945th and 1942nd ($416 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Pakistan and Italy, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6592nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$10916

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$364
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$334
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173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
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$363
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$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
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$372
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$316
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$368
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$333
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$427
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$354
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$294
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$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
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$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
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$401
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$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
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$403
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$396
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$254
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$373
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$1153
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$1747
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$1680
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$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
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$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
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$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
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$1271
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$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
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$1381
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$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
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$1438
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$1605
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$1412
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$1299
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$1466
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$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
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$1689
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$1323