Islamabad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$169
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
51
65
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 49% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8988th and 6536th ($389 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6200th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kyiv

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Islamabad Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$7179

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$331
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$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528