Foshan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$208	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	70	49
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7543rd and 8870th ($611 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2601st and 6313th 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	$3.41	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$2961

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369