Islamabad vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$199
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$767
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.44M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 32% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8887th and 7433rd ($443 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 207th in China, while ranked 6597th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$28686

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620