Islamabad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$199
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1593
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 57% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8887th and 5298th ($443 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 6597th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055