Hangzhou vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$405
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
84
70
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 85% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6527th and 8843rd ($860 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3360th and 6696th 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
$4
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379