Islamabad vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$3371
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	985K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 78% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8870th and 1732nd ($442 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6313th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Stockholm

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	Islamabad	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331