Islamabad vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$3493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	94
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	664K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8870th and 1038th ($442 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6313th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Rotterdam

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	Islamabad	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514