Islamabad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Islamabad	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$389	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1027	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$169	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$140	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.8	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$221	$643
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	51	41
🏙️ Population	1.01M	7.82M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 48% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8988th and 6604th ($389 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6200th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Shangqiu

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	Islamabad	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.35	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.3	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.2	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.42%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$489	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.43	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.7	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.87	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.4	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1443	$14498

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543