Islamabad vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$169
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.38M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 52% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8988th and 6353rd ($389 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6200th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$6504

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438