Islamabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$198
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
17.7M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8895th and 5948th ($439 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6293rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$24117

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$376
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618