Brisbane vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brisbane Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$221
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.01M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 506% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 930th and 8988th ($2356 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 18th and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brisbane vs Islamabad infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brisbane vs Islamabad

Prices for goods and services in Brisbane and Islamabad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brisbane Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$1443

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Islamabad

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