Islamabad vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$199
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$4771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.9M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8870th and 80th ($442 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6313th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$28838

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919