Belgrade vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$717
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.01M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 201% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4408th and 8887th ($1335 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Serbia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2116th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373