Guangzhou vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$904
🏠 One person rent
$333
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
31
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 103% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6602nd and 9038th ($763 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 7th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1036th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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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