Islamabad vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$198
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 38% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8895th and 6862nd ($439 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$16590

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$376
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$323
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$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
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$341
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$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618