Islamabad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$213
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
53
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 31% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7431st ($464 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6696th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Ningbo

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Islamabad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$15051

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525