Islamabad vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$199
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$434
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 13% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8887th and 8604th ($443 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Pakistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6597th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$3156

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$416
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$344
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$277
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$354
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$326
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$265
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$351
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$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
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$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
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$373

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Distance City Cost of living
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$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
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$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
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$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586