Islamabad vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$228
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 0.9% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8685th and 8662nd ($496 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1 months in Kharkiv. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6656th and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kharkiv

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Islamabad Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$2841

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$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591