New York City vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4044
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8222
$799
🏠 One person rent
$2662
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$3953
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$392
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6298
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
96
35
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.1M

The cost of living in New York City is 1123% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6th and 9155th ($4044 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Rawalpindi

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New York City Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.64
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$5.71
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3504
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2240
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3748
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3719
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16943
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12588
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.99
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1647
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17859
$1496

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$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028

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$389
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$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
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282