Islamabad vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$213
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4258
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.9M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8843rd and 72nd ($464 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6696th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Los Angeles

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Islamabad Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974