Islamabad vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$228
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.49M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 27% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8685th and 7385th ($496 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6656th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Shangrao

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Islamabad Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$25646

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$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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628