Islamabad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$228
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
49
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
8.78M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 23% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8685th and 7630th ($496 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6656th and 3354th 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
$3.5
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$9745

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11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954