Rawalpindi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$446
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$182
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$297
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1536
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.36M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8874th and 5651st ($446 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Rawalpindi ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6631st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Taoyuan

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Rawalpindi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.7
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.34%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.9
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$806
$19490

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$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473