Islamabad vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$213
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
58
😀 Quality of life
50
64
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 8% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8708th ($464 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.8 months in Pune. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6696th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Pune

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Islamabad Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$2558

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355