Berlin vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$256
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
3.76M
1.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 380% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1583rd and 8895th ($2104 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Islamabad

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Berlin Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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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