Chicago vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 560% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 375th and 8928th ($2822 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 22nd and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Rawalpindi

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Chicago Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265