Islamabad vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$199	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$1425
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	69
😀 Quality of life	49	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	720K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 53% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8870th and 5814th ($442 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 703rd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 6313th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Okayama

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	Islamabad	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$16248

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545