Rawalpindi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rawalpindi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$989
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$171
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$664
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
68
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
2.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 16% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8928th and 8643rd ($427 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6598th and 4641st 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
$1.79
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$124
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.65%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$529
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.85
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.93
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.71
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$782
$21713

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$464
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$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556