Islamabad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$198
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
34
😀 Quality of life
49
40
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 14% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8895th and 8612th ($439 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$17189

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599