Islamabad vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$199
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$563
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
38
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
1.01M
6.98M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8887th and 6706th ($443 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6597th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$16727

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574