Rawalpindi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$182
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1511
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 58% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8874th and 5168th ($446 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 148th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 6631st and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Saitama

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Rawalpindi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096