Rawalpindi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$164
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$575
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
77
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
2.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 17% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8945th and 8651st ($416 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 491st in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6592nd and 4484th 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
$1.77
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.24
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$114
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.72%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$464
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.74
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.24
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.8
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.5
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$764
$19556

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$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563