Islamabad vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$199
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$388
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
60
😀 Quality of life
49
56
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 13% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8870th and 8600th ($442 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Pakistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6313th and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$3129

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$401
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$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549