Islamabad vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$199	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$865
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	69	28
😀 Quality of life	49	41
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.23M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 32% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8870th and 7175th ($442 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6313th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Xinyang

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	Islamabad	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$8587

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558