Islamabad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$213
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 9% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8643rd ($464 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6696th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Zhengzhou

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$21713

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$427
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556