Islamabad vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$199
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3342
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
86
😀 Quality of life
50
99
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 82% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8887th and 918th ($443 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6597th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$17676

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$416
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$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043