Islamabad vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$198
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
67
19
😀 Quality of life
49
38
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.71M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 33% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8895th and 7242nd ($439 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 Nanyang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502