Kaohsiung vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$989
🏠 One person rent
$382
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 134% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5666th and 8928th ($999 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 364th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Rawalpindi

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Kaohsiung Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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