Islamabad vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$169
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$720
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
19
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.71M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 39% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8988th and 7280th ($389 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 199th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 6200th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583