Islamabad vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$198
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$501
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
49
54
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 46% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8895th and 6377th ($439 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6293rd and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$9093

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838