Islamabad vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	93
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.14M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 79% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8870th and 1654th ($442 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6313th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Perth

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	Islamabad	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645