Kaohsiung vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$962
🏠 One person rent
$370
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
85
50
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 141% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5567th and 8945th ($1002 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 461st and 6592nd 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
$3.91
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$764

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270