Islamabad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$169
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8988th and 7206th ($389 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6200th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$5767

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$331
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$238
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760