Islamabad vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$198
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$6972
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8895th and 13th ($439 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6293rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.02
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$23974

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146