Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 7.2 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs342
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs782
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs560
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs661
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs257
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs108
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs878
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,076
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,715,620
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs538
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,208
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,263
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,897
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,950
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 29.3 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs10,980
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,511
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs587
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs295
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs293
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,420
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs782
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,532
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,653
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,411
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,184
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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