Islamabad vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Islamabad	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$496	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1174	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$228	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$1983
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	50	81
🏙️ Population	1.01M	693K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 65% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8685th and 4194th ($496 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Pakistan and Spain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 6656th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Zaragoza

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	Islamabad	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$233	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.59%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1529	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.85	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.95	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.68	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.5	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3550	$8171

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643