Islamabad vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$198
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
548K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8895th and 1500th ($439 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6293rd and 76th 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
$1.79
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$17390

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761