Dallas vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dallas is 452% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 948th and 8887th ($2447 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 1st in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 136th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Islamabad

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Dallas Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

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