Islamabad vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$875
🏠 One person rent	$198	$108
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$231
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$159
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	67	38
😀 Quality of life	49	42
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 29% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8895th and 9125th ($439 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Khulna ranked 4th in Bangladesh, while ranked 6293rd and 6715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Khulna

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	Islamabad	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$1.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$7.61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$57.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$41.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$180
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$241
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$9.86
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$1.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$26.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$1394

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$290
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$295
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$353
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$335
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$342
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$343
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$335
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$351
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$336
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$344
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$343
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$340
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$334
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$336
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$307
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$338
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$408
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$338
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$356
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$301
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$428
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$366
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$271
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$399
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$317
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$309
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$279
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$380
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$282
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$304
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$256
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$296
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$312