Rawalpindi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$128
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
35
66
🏙️ Population
2.1M
5.38M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 59% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9155th and 6353rd ($331 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7850th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$6504

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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
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438