Rawalpindi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$128
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
35
80
🏙️ Population
2.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 65% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9155th and 5744th ($331 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7850th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$24305

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$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584