Islamabad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Islamabad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$496	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1174	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$4188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	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 8685th and 370th ($496 vs $2844) 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 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6656th 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	$3.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$233	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.59%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1529	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.85	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.95	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.68	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.5	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3550	$25164

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863