Rawalpindi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$164
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1051
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
50
84
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 56% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8945th and 5995th ($416 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6592nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rawalpindi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$14970

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$443
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$344
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$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451