Houston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$170
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.1M

The cost of living in Houston is 465% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1229th and 8953rd ($2265 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 97th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1075

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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