Islamabad vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$199
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
83
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
15.4M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 37% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8887th and 7064th ($443 vs $705) 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6597th and 4805th 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
$2.83
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$3820

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310