Ahmedabad vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$182
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$256
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
56
67
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.01M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 7% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8798th and 8895th ($471 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5969th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$3133

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$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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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