Islamabad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$199
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
60
😀 Quality of life
50
57
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 38% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8887th and 7025th ($443 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6597th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$15234

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531