Islamabad vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$198
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
594K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 58% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8895th and 5234th ($439 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 362nd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 6293rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$12607

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095