Islamabad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$198
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 57% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8895th and 5553rd ($439 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Suzhou

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Islamabad Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$26560

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645