Phoenix vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
90
35
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.1M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 623% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 864th and 9155th ($2390 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 127th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$1496

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$2339
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$2459
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$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
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$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

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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