Dongguan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$904
🏠 One person rent
$257
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
69
31
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 80% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7055th and 9038th ($678 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 7th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 3115th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Rawalpindi

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Dongguan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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