Chengdu vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$240	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$261
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 41% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7421st and 8870th ($623 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1890th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Islamabad

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	Chengdu	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$2961

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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