Rawalpindi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$171
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1619
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.44M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 66% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8928th and 4661st ($427 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6598th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Taipei

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Rawalpindi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$18442

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116 km or 72 mi Mardan
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$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
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602