Islamabad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$199
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
50
70
🏙️ Population
1.01M
8.78M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 29% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8887th and 7641st ($443 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6597th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$9321

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941