Rawalpindi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$171
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
2.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8928th and 6106th ($427 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6598th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Shenzhen

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Rawalpindi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$22916

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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638