Islamabad vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3306
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
518K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 77% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8887th and 2353rd ($443 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 149th 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 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6597th and 148th 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
$2.83
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$24382

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851