Beijing vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$904
🏠 One person rent	$596	$144
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$241
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$125
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	77	31
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Beijing is 184% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5141st and 9038th ($1067 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 763rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Rawalpindi

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	Beijing	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$1015

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$439
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$323
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$372
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$277
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$354
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$374
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$338
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$456
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$335
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$280
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$373
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$308
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$319
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$406
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$358
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$312
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$500
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$407
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$441
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$310
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$378
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$469
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$599
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$358
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$360
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$430
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$371
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$476
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$397
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$286