Chicago vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$962
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 573% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 394th and 8945th ($2799 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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