Rawalpindi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$171
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$688
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
2.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 29% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8928th and 7914th ($427 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 207th 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 334th in China, while ranked 6598th and 7360th 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
$1.79
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$16802

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$360
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$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518