Islamabad vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$169
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
8
😀 Quality of life
51
59
🏙️ Population
1.01M
24.7K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 76% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8988th and 3034th ($389 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6200th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$8062

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524