Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 65.5% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
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