Beijing vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1027
🏠 One person rent	$605	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$140
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	78	51
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Beijing is 174% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4887th and 8988th ($1065 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 583rd and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Islamabad

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	Beijing	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$1443

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$238
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$278
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$335
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$281
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$352
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$307
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$277
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$393
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$330
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$303
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$399
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$240
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$344
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$268
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$347
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$289
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$386
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$364
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$337
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$508
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$260
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$399
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$290
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$449
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$394
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$567
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$328
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$338
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$448
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$307
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$455
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$401