Rawalpindi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$164
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1516
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 61% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8945th and 5094th ($416 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6592nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$5899

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$344
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$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
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$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013