Rawalpindi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$171
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1212
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.35M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8928th and 6085th ($427 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6598th and 373rd 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
$1.79
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$17081

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$360
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116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
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$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
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464