Islamabad vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$199	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$388
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	69	82
😀 Quality of life	49	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.64M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 18% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8870th and 8367th ($442 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6313th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs South Tangerang

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	Islamabad	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506