Islamabad vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$169
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
86
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 85% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8988th and 571st ($389 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6200th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$18837

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190