Islamabad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
13.3M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 70% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8685th and 3277th ($496 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6656th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Moscow

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Islamabad Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749