Islamabad vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$228
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
50
64
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 42% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8685th and 6533rd ($496 vs $853) 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 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6656th and 5360th 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
$3.5
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676