Dongguan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$257	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	69	67
😀 Quality of life	69	49
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 55% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7055th and 8895th ($678 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3115th and 6293rd 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	$2.12	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$3133

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Islamabad

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