Rawalpindi vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$128
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$6928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
35
92
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 91% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 9155th and 22nd ($331 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7850th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs San Jose, United States

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Rawalpindi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$15889

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123