Kaohsiung vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$904
🏠 One person rent
$342
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
81
67
😀 Quality of life
83
31
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 148% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6046th and 9038th ($932 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 389th and 7946th 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
$3.76
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1015

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Rawalpindi

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