Changsha vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$190	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$261
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	10M	1.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 30% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7932nd and 8870th ($577 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3100th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Islamabad

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	Changsha	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$2961

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369