Rawalpindi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$144
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$1275
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
31
80
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 55% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9038th and 6292nd ($376 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7946th and 499th 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
$1.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719