Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.3% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
PKR342.35
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.25
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
PKR41.16
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
PKR134.14
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
PKR560.51
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
PKR661.01
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
PKR261.79
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
PKR257.23
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.55
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR67.66
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.67
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.20
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.59
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.71
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
PKR877.90
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
PKR1,075.97
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
PKR3,716,983.70
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
PKR4,209.13
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
PKR41,278.08
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
PKR23,906.07
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
PKR13,955.15
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
PKR10,983.85
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
PKR223,592.87
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
PKR586.89
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
PKR294.91
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PKR293.45
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
PKR4,422.07
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.09
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
PKR4,654.38
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
PKR14,416.12
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
PKR8,186.72
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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