Dubai vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.01M

The cost of living in Dubai is 468% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 848th and 8887th ($2514 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 158th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Islamabad

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Dubai Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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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