Islamabad vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$2831
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 75% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8870th and 2490th ($442 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6313th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sheffield

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	Islamabad	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750