Dongguan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$263
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 49% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7341st and 8887th ($662 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3389th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Islamabad

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Dongguan Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373