New York City vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$904
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$187
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
97
31
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.1M

The cost of living in New York City is 976% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5th and 9038th ($4051 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 13th and 7946th 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
$24.7
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$1015

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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286