Philadelphia vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2422
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1440
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$2388
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4287
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
91
35
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.1M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 632% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 812th and 9155th ($2422 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 101st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1648
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2870
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1950
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3933
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.59
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.7
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1936
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15748
$1496

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5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282