Changsha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$799
🏠 One person rent
$178
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
70
35
🏙️ Population
10M
2.1M

The cost of living in Changsha is 61% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8258th and 9155th ($533 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 11th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 2707th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Rawalpindi

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Changsha Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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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