Islamabad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$169
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
1.01M
548K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 81% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8988th and 1798th ($389 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 57th in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6200th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Manchester

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Islamabad Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629