Rawalpindi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$164
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$767
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
2.1M
6.44M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 36% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8945th and 7433rd ($416 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shangrao

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Rawalpindi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$28686

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$443
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$344
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$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620