Rawalpindi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$128
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
2.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 72% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9155th and 4461st ($331 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7850th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$28143

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$389
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$238
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146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
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$289
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$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
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$401
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
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$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740