Islamabad vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$213
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1785
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
72
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
56.8K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 69% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8843rd and 4107th ($464 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6696th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Nicosia

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Islamabad Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$9656

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911