Belgrade vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$646
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.01M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 174% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4593rd and 8895th ($1204 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Serbia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2370th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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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