Islamabad vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$213
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$799
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
50
47
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.49M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 30% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7479th ($464 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6696th and 6989th 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
$3.05
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$30231

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633