Islamabad vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$199
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$762
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.64M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 46% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8887th and 6617th ($443 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6597th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Novosibirsk

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Islamabad Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821