Boston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$170
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
676K
2.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 785% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 24th and 8953rd ($3547 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 103rd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272