Dortmund vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$648
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
587K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 260% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8988th ($1401 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 764th and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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