Islamabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Islamabad | Karachi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Islamabad is 2% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8895th and 8915th ($439 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6293rd vs 6242nd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Islamabad vs Karachi
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| Islamabad | Karachi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 33 km or 20 mi | Wah | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Mirpur | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Mardan | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 132 km or 82 mi |  Baramulla | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Mingora | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Peshawar | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Kohat | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gujrat | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Srinagar | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Sargodha | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Sialkot | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Jammu | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Chiniot | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Kamoke | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 252 km or 156 mi |  Jalalabad | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Lahore | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Jhang | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Gojra | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Amritsar | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Pathankot | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Khost | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Okara | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Gardez | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Kabul | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Khanewal | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Burewala | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Multan | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Ghazni | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Chandigarh |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |