Hangzhou vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$391
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 114% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6270th and 8988th ($831 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2093rd and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Islamabad

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Hangzhou Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$1443

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$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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