Rawalpindi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$182
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
51
76
🏙️ Population
2.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8874th and 4880th ($446 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6631st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shanghai

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$27610

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$496
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$371
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789