Islamabad vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$198	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	67	72
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 59% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8895th and 5069th ($439 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6293rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Johannesburg

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	Islamabad	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045