Kaohsiung vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$353
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 118% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5770th and 8874th ($971 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 281st and 6631st 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
$4.32
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252