Islamabad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$198
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
49
53
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 40% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8895th and 6747th ($439 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$12898

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538