Rawalpindi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$171
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1272
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 58% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8928th and 5585th ($427 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6598th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Sendai

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Rawalpindi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$5002

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$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022