Islamabad vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$198
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
767K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 65% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8895th and 4447th ($439 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Croatia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6293rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$10598

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780