Islamabad vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$198
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
49
64
🏙️ Population
1.01M
15.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 39% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8895th and 6838th ($439 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6293rd and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Mumbai

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Islamabad Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$2724

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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283