Dortmund vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$750
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
595K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 253% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3504th and 8843rd ($1637 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 33rd and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Islamabad

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Dortmund Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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