Rawalpindi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$144
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
31
79
🏙️ Population
2.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 67% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9038th and 4780th ($376 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7946th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$31401

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$439
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$323
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774