Islamabad vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$4114
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	81
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 78% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8870th and 1745th ($442 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6313th and 117th 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	$2.13	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$16552

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Cities near Islamabad

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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133