Islamabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$974
🏠 One person rent
$213
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
40
😀 Quality of life
50
60
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 33% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7286th ($464 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6696th and 5975th 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
$3.05
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$929

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
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$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319