Islamabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$4008
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
50
100
🏙️ Population
1.01M
5.45M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8887th and 649th ($443 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6597th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$19140

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710