Islamabad vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$228
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
83
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
15.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 31% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8685th and 7177th ($496 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6656th and 4560th 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
$3.5
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$4986

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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281