Islamabad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$198
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
49
50
🏙️ Population
1.01M
8.78M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 34% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8895th and 7155th ($439 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$22902

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014