Bucharest vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bucharest Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$525
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
81
50
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 152% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4913th and 8887th ($1116 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 646th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bucharest vs Islamabad infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bucharest vs Islamabad

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

Bucharest Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$2738

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373