Los Angeles vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$989
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$171
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$181
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	69
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 690% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 72nd and 8928th ($3378 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 55th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Rawalpindi

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	Los Angeles	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$782

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$464
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$360
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$279
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$370
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$264
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$369
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$323
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$381
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$371
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$308
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$295
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$378
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$326
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$348
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$432
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$368
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$302
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$367
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$318
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$391
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$364
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$315
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$352
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$433
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$473
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$382
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$351
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$414
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$417
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$425
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$265