Guangzhou vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$989
🏠 One person rent
$354
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 83% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6835th and 8928th ($782 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2285th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Rawalpindi

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265