Islamabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$199
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8887th and 6334th ($443 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 6597th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$22402

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634