Islamabad vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$1549
🏠 One person rent
$199
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1224
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
69
22
😀 Quality of life
49
44
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.99M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 28% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8870th and 7513th ($442 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 2 months in Urfa. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 6313th and 6606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Urfa

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Islamabad Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$5.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$7315

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$382
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108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
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132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$644
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$603
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$581
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$577
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$606
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$462
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$544
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$659
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$621
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$570
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$492
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$509
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$523
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$537
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$589
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$457
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$600
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$403
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$489
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$535
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$589
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$578
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$598
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$575
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$585
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$573
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$672
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$417
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$621
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$578
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$712