Houston vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$256
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Houston is 413% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1258th and 8895th ($2248 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 82nd and 6293rd 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	$16.2	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$3133

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Islamabad

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