Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Rawalpindi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$144
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$679
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
31
38
🏙️ Population
2.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 51% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9038th and 6542nd ($376 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 7946th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu

Prices for goods and services in Rawalpindi and Shangqiu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Rawalpindi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$18304

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542