Guangzhou vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$799
🏠 One person rent
$333
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
35
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 125% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6607th and 9155th ($742 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 955th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Rawalpindi

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