Islamabad vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$198
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1966
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.86M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 75% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8895th and 2592nd ($439 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Poland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6293rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Warsaw

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Islamabad Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$13474

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390