Guangzhou vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$333
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8895th ($763 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1036th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Islamabad

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Guangzhou Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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