Islamabad vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$213
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3076
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
72
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
620K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 72% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8843rd and 3436th ($464 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6696th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Leipzig

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Islamabad Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479