Islamabad vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$169
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$605
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
46
😀 Quality of life
51
60
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.47M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 43% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8988th and 6984th ($389 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 6200th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Yekaterinburg

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Islamabad Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632