Islamabad vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$198
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$3068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
49
90
🏙️ Population
1.01M
522K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 73% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8895th and 3218th ($439 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 6293rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Lyon

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Islamabad Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$14265

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592