Islamabad vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$199
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$2738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
620K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 71% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8870th and 3353rd ($442 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 271st in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6313th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$9452

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$382
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108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
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$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307