Bucharest vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$535
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
84
50
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 145% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4935th and 8843rd ($1138 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 508th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Islamabad

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Bucharest Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$3118

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379