Houston vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	93	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 406% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1375th and 8887th ($2240 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 Houston compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 77th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Islamabad

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	Houston	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$2738

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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