Islamabad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.15M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 82% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8887th and 843rd ($443 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6597th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Paris

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Islamabad Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488