Islamabad vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$2294
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	98
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 75% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8870th and 2443rd ($442 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Pakistan and Spain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6313th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Madrid

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	Islamabad	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$10042

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522