Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 26.7% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
$0.43
₹36.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
$0.19
₹16.06
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
$0.53
₹43.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
$2.40
₹199.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
$2.87
₹238.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
$1.12
₹93.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
$1.62
₹134.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
$0.91
₹75.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
$0.38
₹31.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
$0.47
₹39.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
$0.25
₹20.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
$0.16
₹13.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
$0.20
₹16.80
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
$4.49
₹374.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
$11.98
₹998.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
$14,378.06
₹1,197,700.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
$2.52
₹209.60
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
$8.22
₹684.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
$257.61
₹21,458.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
$147.09
₹12,253.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
$50.99
₹4,247.82
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
$92.34
₹7,691.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
$1,986.57
₹165,482.24
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
$1.80
₹149.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
$2.08
₹172.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
$23.02
₹1,917.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
$4.79
₹399.23
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
$31.38
₹2,614.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
$36.88
₹3,071.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
$49.59
₹4,131.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
$36.96
₹3,079.17
|
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