Islamabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$213
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8843rd and 4144th ($464 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6696th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sharjah

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Islamabad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$7922

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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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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492