Rawalpindi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$331
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$799
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$128
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$119
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$138
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
35
82
🏙️ Population
2.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 64% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9155th and 5887th ($331 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Rawalpindi ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7850th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.62
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.01
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.66
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.4
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$136
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.72
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.04
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.42
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.87
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.55
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.31
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1496
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741