Islamabad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$213
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
49
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
8.78M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 27% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7679th ($464 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6696th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Quanzhou

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Islamabad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$9536

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11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943