Islamabad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$169
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 23% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8988th and 8471st ($389 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6200th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$4818

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$238
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108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617