Islamabad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$198	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	49	39
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.56M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 28% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8895th and 7649th ($439 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Shaoyang

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	Islamabad	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$10066

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610