Boston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$962
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
94
50
🏙️ Population
676K
2.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 778% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 27th and 8945th ($3652 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 71st and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$764

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$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