Rawalpindi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$182
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1115
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 56% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8874th and 5531st ($446 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6631st and 2040th 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
$1.96
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$4242

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014