Islamabad vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	1.01M	737K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8870th and 158th ($442 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6313th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Seattle

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	Islamabad	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093