Rawalpindi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$171
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$4180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
2.1M
664K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8928th and 676th ($427 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6598th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Rotterdam

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Rawalpindi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$13439

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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727