Rawalpindi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3894
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
2.1M
664K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8945th and 689th ($416 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6592nd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$13809

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$344
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$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$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
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671