Islamabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$198	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	49	99
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8895th and 312th ($439 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6293rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sydney

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	Islamabad	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$18951

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754