Islamabad vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$2561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	69	78
😀 Quality of life	49	85
🏙️ Population	1.01M	936K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 79% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8870th and 1551st ($442 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Pakistan and Israel, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6313th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Jerusalem

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	Islamabad	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$17799

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511