Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 69.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 82.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.05
|
$1.80
PKR500.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.84
|
$0.32
PKR88.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.53
|
$0.23
PKR63.32
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.66
PKR183.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.39
|
$2.60
PKR721.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.31
|
$3.29
PKR914.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.22
|
$1.24
PKR344.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.88
|
$1.68
PKR468.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.50
PKR138.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.39
PKR107.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.42
PKR117.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.23
PKR64.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.16
PKR44.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.24
PKR66.38
|
|
pay 66.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.85
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.16
|
$5.40
PKR1,501.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,879.90
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,003,861.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.47
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.88
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.19
|
$17.19
PKR4,775.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,283.19
|
$165.35
PKR45,944.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€911.40
|
$99.57
PKR27,667.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.57
|
$72.07
PKR20,026.24
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.74
|
$53.93
PKR14,986.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,690.17
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,821.65
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.52
|
$1.98
PKR550.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$1.83
PKR509.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.23
|
$1.80
PKR500.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.63
|
$20.36
PKR5,658.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.29
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.77
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.88
|
$17.87
PKR4,965.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.04
|
$24.09
PKR6,693.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.96
|
$72.47
PKR20,135.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€133.14
|
$37.96
PKR10,546.40
|
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