Islamabad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$169
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
1.01M
8.78M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8988th and 6882nd ($389 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6200th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$19406

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083