Islamabad vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$4100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
81
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 78% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8887th and 1930th ($443 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6597th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$15049

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$416
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$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

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$2164
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$2178
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$2233
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$2210
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$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
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$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
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$1719
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$944
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$748
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$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
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$2209
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$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
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$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
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$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
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$2240
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$2094
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$1828
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$2177
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$2154