Islamabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$213
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6106th ($464 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6696th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Shenzhen

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Islamabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638