Rawalpindi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$144
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$2228
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
31
83
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 75% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9038th and 3679th ($376 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7946th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$5054

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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$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
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507