Foshan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$185
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 37% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8895th ($602 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2359th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Islamabad

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Foshan Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$3133

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$376
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$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