Dongguan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$181
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 52% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7769th and 8988th ($589 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2370th and 6200th 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
$2.08
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401