Islamabad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$199
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$593
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
33
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 14% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8887th and 8584th ($443 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 6597th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$16794

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582