Islamabad vs Jaipur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Jaipur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1043
🏠 One person rent
$198
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$574
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
52
😀 Quality of life
49
53
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.07M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 11% more expensive than in Jaipur. Cities ranked 8895th and 8992nd ($439 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Jaipur. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Jaipur ranked 20th in India, while ranked 6293rd and 6052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Jaipur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$84.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$8.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$4.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$8.76
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$1180

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$376
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi Alwar
$303
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$371
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$299
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$292
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$368
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$533
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$328
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$360
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$360
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$383
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$280
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$445
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$505
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$288
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$339
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$391
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$252
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$275
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$268
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$338
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$375
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$351
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$373
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$319
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$347
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$325
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$284
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$299
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$327
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$358
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$285
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$337
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$371
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$375
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$397
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$367
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$430
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$329
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$379
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$360