Islamabad vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Islamabad	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$389	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1027	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$140	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.8	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$221	$3624
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	93
😀 Quality of life	51	96
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.14M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 83% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8988th and 1068th ($389 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Perth. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6200th and 10th 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	$1.35	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.2	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.42%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$489	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.43	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.87	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.4	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1443	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693