Islamabad vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$213
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$322
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
47
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 44% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6652nd ($464 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6696th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tashkent

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Islamabad Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$10127

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866