Islamabad vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$199	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$587
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	73
😀 Quality of life	49	67
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.96M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 37% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8870th and 6858th ($442 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Pakistan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 6313th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Quezon

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	Islamabad	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$2744

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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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508