Rawalpindi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rawalpindi	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$376	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$144	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$241	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$125	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$187	$727
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	31	39
🏙️ Population	2.1M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 38% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9038th and 7649th ($376 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7946th and 7013th 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	$1.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.23	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.6	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$135	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.08%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$831	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$482	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.72	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.43	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.35	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.17	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1015	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610