Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 80.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 85.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.05
|
$1.80
PKR501.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
$4.32
PKR1,203.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.71
|
$0.32
PKR88.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.62
|
$0.23
PKR63.45
|
|
pay 71.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.84
|
$0.66
PKR183.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.52
|
$2.60
PKR723.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.64
|
$3.29
PKR916.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.33
|
$1.24
PKR345.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.45
|
$1.68
PKR469.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.50
PKR138.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.39
PKR107.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.42
PKR117.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.23
PKR64.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.16
PKR44.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$0.24
PKR66.52
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.99
|
$3.86
PKR1,074.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.05
|
$5.40
PKR1,504.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,267.65
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,014,422.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.04
|
$4.12
PKR1,147.30
|
|
pay 84.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.12
|
$17.19
PKR4,785.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,559.36
|
$165.35
PKR46,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,012.53
|
$99.57
PKR27,725.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€219.76
|
$72.07
PKR20,068.50
|
|
pay 97.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,954.07
|
$53.93
PKR15,018.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,958.26
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,587.41
|
|
pay 79.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.52
|
$1.98
PKR551.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.24
|
$1.83
PKR510.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.53
|
$1.80
PKR501.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€482.25
|
$20.36
PKR5,670.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$3.60
PKR1,002.88
|
|
pay 76.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€150.65
|
$17.87
PKR4,975.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.46
|
$24.09
PKR6,707.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.03
|
$72.47
PKR20,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€585.22
|
$37.96
PKR10,568.66
|
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