Islamabad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$213
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1243
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
50
69
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.41M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 60% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8843rd and 4849th ($464 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6696th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Medina

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Islamabad Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$5515

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010