Foshan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$799
🏠 One person rent
$156
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
73
35
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.1M

The cost of living in Foshan is 74% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7900th and 9155th ($575 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 11th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 1721st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Rawalpindi

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Foshan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1496

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282