Islamabad vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$213
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
36
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.98M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 42% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6740th ($464 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6696th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Zhanjiang

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584