Abu Dhabi vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
83
49
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.01M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 311% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2486th and 8895th ($1802 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 405th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$3133

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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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