Islamabad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Islamabad	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$389	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1027	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$140	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.8	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$221	$3155
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.15M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8988th and 1216th ($389 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6200th and 33rd 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	$1.35	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.2	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.42%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$489	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.43	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.7	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.87	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.4	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1443	$16502

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$238
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$278
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$335
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$281
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$352
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$307
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$277
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$393
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$330
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$303
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$399
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$240
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$344
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$268
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$347
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$289
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$386
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$364
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$337
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$508
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$260
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$399
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$290
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$449
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$394
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$567
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$328
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$338
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$448
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$307
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$455
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$401

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381