Houston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$187
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
31
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Houston is 497% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1258th and 9038th ($2248 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 82nd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$6.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$1015

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$2080
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$2164
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$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
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$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286