Islamabad vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$198
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
49
43
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.98M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8895th and 6518th ($439 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6293rd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601