Islamabad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$199
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
50
65
🏙️ Population
1.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 12% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8887th and 8645th ($443 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6597th and 5294th 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
$2.83
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$4870

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707