Islamabad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Islamabad	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$389	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1027	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$169	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$140	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$221	$720
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.56M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 33% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8988th and 7871st ($389 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6200th and 6810th 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	$1.35	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.3	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.2	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.42%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$489	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.43	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.87	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.4	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1443	$11076

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586