Rawalpindi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$376
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$144
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$125
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$714
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
31
66
🏙️ Population
2.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 28% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9038th and 8506th ($376 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 518th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Rawalpindi ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7946th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Zhengzhou

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Rawalpindi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.23
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$135
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$831
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$482
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.35
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.17
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1015
$19861

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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619