Adelaide vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	70
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.01M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 375% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1178th and 8685th ($2355 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 75th and 6656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Islamabad

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	Adelaide	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$3550

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379