Islamabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$198
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8895th and 3679th ($439 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6293rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$5054

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$376
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$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
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$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507