Islamabad vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$198
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2834
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.97M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 78% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8895th and 1964th ($439 vs $1965) 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6293rd and 48th 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
$1.79
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$15069

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898