Islamabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$169
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 52% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8988th and 6358th ($389 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6200th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$1785

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$352
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$307
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$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
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$330
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$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
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$240
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$344
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$268
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$337
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$347
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$289
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$386
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$364
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$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
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$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
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$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
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$455
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$242
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$437
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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
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$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
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$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
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$281
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$338
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$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
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$375
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$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
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$352
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$370
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$361