Islamabad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$213
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.56M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7929th ($464 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6696th and 7123rd 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
$3.05
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$11939

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615