Islamabad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$213
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
65
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6833rd ($464 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6696th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Suzhou

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Islamabad Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$17664

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623