Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 7.0% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.71
|
$1.80
PKR500.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.62
|
$4.32
PKR1,201.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.58
|
$0.32
PKR88.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.05
|
$0.23
PKR63.37
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.43
|
$0.66
PKR183.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.94
|
$2.60
PKR722.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.43
|
$3.29
PKR915.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.61
|
$1.24
PKR344.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.88
|
$1.68
PKR468.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.85
|
$0.50
PKR138.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.22
|
$0.39
PKR107.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.38
|
$0.42
PKR117.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.62
|
$0.23
PKR64.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.39
|
$0.16
PKR44.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.37
|
$0.24
PKR66.44
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.57
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,180.05
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,509,882.19
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,008,141.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.55
|
$4.12
PKR1,145.86
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,591.24
|
$17.19
PKR4,779.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,764.54
|
$165.35
PKR45,983.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,555.76
|
$99.57
PKR27,690.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,636.48
|
$72.07
PKR20,043.37
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,155.26
|
$53.93
PKR14,999.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,120.31
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,132.01
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
$1.98
PKR550.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.65
|
$1.83
PKR510.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.90
|
$1.80
PKR500.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,052.45
|
$20.36
PKR5,663.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.63
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,857.23
|
$17.87
PKR4,969.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,045.15
|
$24.09
PKR6,698.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,754.73
|
$72.47
PKR20,152.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,174.25
|
$37.96
PKR10,555.42
|
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