Islamabad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$199
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$445
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 50% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8887th and 6330th ($443 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6597th and 4632nd 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
$2.83
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$7835

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$416
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561