Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 71.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$1.80
PKR500.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.32
PKR88.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.23
PKR63.39
|
|
pay 74.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.66
PKR183.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$2.60
PKR722.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$3.29
PKR915.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$1.24
PKR344.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.68
PKR468.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$0.50
PKR138.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.42
PKR117.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.23
PKR64.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
|
pay 68.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,693.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$4.12
PKR1,146.22
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$165.35
PKR45,998.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$99.57
PKR27,699.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$72.07
PKR20,049.58
|
|
pay 94.1% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$53.93
PKR15,003.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,244.49
|
|
pay 74.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$1.98
PKR551.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.83
PKR510.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$1.80
PKR500.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$20.36
PKR5,664.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.94
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$24.09
PKR6,700.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$72.47
PKR20,159.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$37.96
PKR10,558.69
|
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