Islamabad vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$198	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$4224
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	81
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 80% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8895th and 1380th ($439 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6293rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs San Antonio

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	Islamabad	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$10912

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137