Los Angeles vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 697% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 80th and 8953rd ($3196 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 58th and 6500th 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	$21.7	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1075

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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