Islamabad vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$198	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$739
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	67	19
😀 Quality of life	49	38
🏙️ Population	1.01M	7.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 33% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8895th and 7219th ($439 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Zhumadian

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	Islamabad	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$9322

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525