Islamabad vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
664K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 83% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8887th and 689th ($443 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6597th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$13809

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671