Rawalpindi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$144
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$924
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
31
59
🏙️ Population
2.1M
276K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 54% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 9038th and 6379th ($376 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7946th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$3144

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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797