Houston vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$138
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
35
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.1M

The cost of living in Houston is 572% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1234th and 9155th ($2221 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 86th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$1496

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$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
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$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
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$1919
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$2080
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$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
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$2590
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$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
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$2175

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282