Islamabad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$228
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$800
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
58
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 5% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8685th and 8567th ($496 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6656th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Shijiazhuang

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Islamabad Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
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$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740