Islamabad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$199
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 63% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8870th and 4495th ($442 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 6313th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125