Boston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$904
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
31
🏙️ Population
676K
2.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 821% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 32nd and 9038th ($3467 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 7th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 89th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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