Chicago vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 568% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 529th and 8953rd ($2678 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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