Chongqing vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$226
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 51% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7185th and 8895th ($662 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1966th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Islamabad

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Chongqing Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397