Dongguan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$259
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
71
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 44% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7469th and 8843rd ($666 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3662nd and 6696th 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
$2.36
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$3118

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379