Islamabad vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$213
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
50
95
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8843rd and 897th ($464 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6696th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Toronto

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Islamabad Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$20314

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029