Dusseldorf vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1861
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1029
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1905
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3480
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
629K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 324% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2278th and 8895th ($1861 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 26th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Islamabad

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Dusseldorf Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.17
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1887
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7923
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6295
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.77
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22103
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1505
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1634
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1441
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1463
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1465
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1425
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1652
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1497
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1638
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1947
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1543
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1206
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1479
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1525
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1582
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1441
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1478
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1470
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1851

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397