Islamabad vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$198
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$3950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
1.01M
548K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 79% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8895th and 1613th ($439 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6293rd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.1
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$9165

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611