Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 44.0% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
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