Islamabad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$169
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 43% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8988th and 6976th ($389 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd 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 Ningbo. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6200th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$9922

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$331
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$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 Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524