Islamabad vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$228
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
81
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 27% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8685th and 7400th ($496 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6656th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tianjin

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Islamabad Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546