Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 11.4 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 13.0 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
PKR342.35
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.25
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
PKR41.16
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
PKR134.14
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
PKR560.51
|
$6.42
A$9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
PKR661.01
|
$6.48
A$9.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
PKR261.79
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
PKR257.23
|
$3.63
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.55
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR67.66
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.67
|
$1.60
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.20
|
$2.47
A$3.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.59
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.71
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
PKR877.90
|
$5.45
A$8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
PKR1,075.97
|
$100.08
A$151.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
PKR3,716,983.70
|
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
$15.93
A$24.09
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
PKR4,209.13
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
PKR41,278.08
|
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
PKR23,906.07
|
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
PKR13,955.15
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
|
pay 30.2 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
PKR10,983.85
|
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
PKR223,592.87
|
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
PKR586.89
|
$8.01
A$12.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
PKR294.91
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PKR293.45
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
PKR4,422.07
|
$64.70
A$97.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
$13.34
A$20.18
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.09
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
PKR4,654.38
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
PKR14,416.12
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
PKR8,186.72
|
$183.19
A$276.97
|
|
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