Islamabad vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$213
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$5553
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
50
91
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.39M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8843rd and 50th ($464 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6696th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs San Diego

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Islamabad San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$26517

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
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$2804