Rawalpindi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$128
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$6506
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
35
90
🏙️ Population
2.1M
737K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 89% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9155th and 145th ($331 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 7850th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$29730

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$389
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$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210