Philadelphia vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.1M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 508% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 742nd and 8928th ($2597 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 87th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Rawalpindi

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$782

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5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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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