Islamabad vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$213
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
97
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.3M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 29% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7564th ($464 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6696th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Wuhan

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Islamabad Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$8927

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584