Islamabad vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$169
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
20
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.49M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 46% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8988th and 6691st ($389 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 6200th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$20642

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696