Islamabad vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$199	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$306
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	78
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.24M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 21% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8870th and 8142nd ($442 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6313th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tangerang

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	Islamabad	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$7618

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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 Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430