Islamabad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$213
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
58
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 6% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8757th ($464 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6696th and 4718th 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
$3.05
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$5006

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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716