Berlin vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 418% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1759th and 8988th ($2013 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 19th and 6200th 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
$12.4
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401