Compare And Contrast Your Hometown

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Have you ever compared your hometown with any of the other cities that you may have ever been to? If not, than what things can you think about that are similar and different in your hometown and other city you are comparing with? In the same way I am going to compare my hometown with the city where I am living currently. These cities are different and similar form each other in various ways but there are three main factors that distinguish Houston from my hometown (Lahore) such as, costs of living, Economy and standard of life.
First of all, the most obvious and striking difference of course, is living costs. Living costs in Houston are much more expensive than the living costs in Lahore. For instance, if you want to rent a one bedroom apartment

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