Islamabad vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$199
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$490
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
58
😀 Quality of life
50
62
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 14% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8887th and 8553rd ($443 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6597th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$2540

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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

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361