Islamabad vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$169
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$2931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.97M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 79% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8988th and 2189th ($389 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Austria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6200th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Vienna

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Islamabad Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$14916

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898