Islamabad vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Islamabad	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$443	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$724
🏠 One person rent	$199	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$147
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	69	39
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	1.01M	929K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 47% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8887th and 9202nd ($443 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6597th and 6845th 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	$2.83	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.8	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.73%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.39	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.05	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.75	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.1	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2738	$1374

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$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
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358