Hong Kong vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
89
35
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.1M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 691% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 503rd and 9155th ($2614 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 168th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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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