Islamabad vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$169
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$3867
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.49M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 82% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8988th and 1315th ($389 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6200th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Munich

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Islamabad Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$18334

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599