Rawalpindi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$164
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$931
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
2.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 63% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8945th and 4879th ($416 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$27624

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$364
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$334
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$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
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$363
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$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
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$372
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$316
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$368
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$333
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$427
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$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
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$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
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$380
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$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
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$401
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$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
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$396
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$254
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$373
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
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$597
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
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$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753