Islamabad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$213
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
70
14
😀 Quality of life
50
44
🏙️ Population
1.01M
9.03M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 22% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7960th ($464 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6696th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Zhoukou

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Islamabad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$16685

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514