Rawalpindi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$182
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$827
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
21
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
2.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 26% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8874th and 7943rd ($446 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6631st and 7142nd 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
$1.96
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$13867

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$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619