Islamabad vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$213
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
29
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
1.01M
846K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 13% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8958th ($464 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6696th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kathmandu

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Islamabad Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$3536

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360