Rawalpindi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$128
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
35
60
🏙️ Population
2.1M
276K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 55% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 9155th and 6609th ($331 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7850th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$2962

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$389
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$238
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$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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$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737