Adelaide vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$778
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$105
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.01M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 517% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1929th and 9147th ($1915 vs $311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 55th and 6201st 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
$14.7
$1.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$80.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
12.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$4.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$2.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$50.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$249
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$201
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$255
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$216
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$358
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$228
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$223
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$225
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$221
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$324
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$219
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$263
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$317
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$193
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$205
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$190
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$210
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$336
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$230
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$322
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$217
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$273
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$430
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$187
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$330
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$324
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$269
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$326
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$389
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$347
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$248
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$204
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$376
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$217
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$323
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$323
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$399