Islamabad vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$4432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	69
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.61M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 82% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8870th and 955th ($442 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 875th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6313th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Phoenix

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	Islamabad	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724