Islamabad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$198
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
1.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 16% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8895th and 8506th ($439 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6293rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$19861

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$323
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108 km or 67 mi Mardan
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$341
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$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
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$397

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619