Islamabad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$213
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
50
44
🏙️ Population
1.01M
7.82M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 23% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7914th ($464 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6696th and 7360th 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
$3.05
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$16802

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518