Rawalpindi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$416	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$962	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$164	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$160	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	68	24
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	2.1M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 31% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8945th and 7790th ($416 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shaoyang

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	Rawalpindi	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.24	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.72%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$464	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.74	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.24	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.86	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.5	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$764	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599