Islamabad vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$199
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1672
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
50
81
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.52M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 60% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8887th and 4945th ($443 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 6597th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kobe

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Islamabad Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079