Islamabad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$198
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
49
37
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.03M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 27% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8895th and 7790th ($439 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$15431

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$376
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528