Islamabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$198
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
49
48
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8895th and 6501st ($439 vs $785) 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 0.6 months in Surat. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6293rd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Surat

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Islamabad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$1527

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348