Rawalpindi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$150
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$1362
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
46
81
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 51% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8953rd and 6380th ($401 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Rawalpindi ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6500th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Tainan

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Rawalpindi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$58
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.97%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$747
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.92
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1075
$6108

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$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682