Islamabad vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$198
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$554
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.63M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 32% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8895th and 7298th ($439 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 6293rd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585