Islamabad vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$213
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$723
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
50
44
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.71M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 20% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8149th ($464 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 6696th and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Nanyang

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Islamabad Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$14394

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489