Phoenix vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$170
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
69
68
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.1M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 497% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 955th and 8953rd ($2395 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 146th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$1075

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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
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$1957
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$2543
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$2037
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$2013
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$2077
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$830
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$1947
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$823
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$442
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$382
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$354
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$366
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$355
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$273
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$364
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$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
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$346
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$354
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$458
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$380
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$281
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$287
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$308
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$389
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$321
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$374
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$306
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$411
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$303
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$292
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$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
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$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
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$300
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$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
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$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
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$441
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$392
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$389
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$297
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$369
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$272