Philadelphia vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$170
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.1M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 548% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 664th and 8953rd ($2597 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 138th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$1075

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$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

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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