Islamabad vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$213
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
1.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8843rd and 3249th ($464 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6696th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tokyo

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Islamabad Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$16728

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005