Islamabad vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$2134
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$619
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
1.01M
985K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 81% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8887th and 1273rd ($443 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6597th and 33rd 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
$2.83
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$7.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$15313

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$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
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1968
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1742
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1940
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1779
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1661
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1681
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1650
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1592
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1446
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1494
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1325
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1390
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1325
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1530
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1312
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1289
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1801
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1516
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1460
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1524
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1551
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1545
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1521
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1586
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1542
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1353
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1192
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1528
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$968
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1589
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1566
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1397
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1598
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1363
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1482