Rawalpindi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$144
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$2543
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
31
92
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 66% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 9038th and 4890th ($376 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 142nd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 7946th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$6369

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$439
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$323
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057