Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$416	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$962	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$164	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$160	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$648
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	24
😀 Quality of life	50	44
🏙️ Population	2.1M	7.82M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 30% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8945th and 7835th ($416 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu

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	Rawalpindi	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.24	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.72%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$464	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.74	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.24	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.86	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.5	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$764	$17107

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517