Islamabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$199	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8870th and 745th ($442 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6313th and 2nd 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	$2.13	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$17957

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683