Islamabad vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$213
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4401
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
89
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.87M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8843rd and 154th ($464 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Singapore, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6696th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Singapore City

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Islamabad Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$31369

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663