Islamabad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$199
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.57M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 20% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8887th and 8247th ($443 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6597th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$2133

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$326
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$265
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$351
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$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
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$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
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$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
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$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
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$404
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$373

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
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$1770
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$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719