Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 46.6% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Quito, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$1.80
PKR500.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$0.32
PKR88.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.23
PKR63.39
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.66
PKR183.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$2.60
PKR722.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$3.29
PKR915.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$1.24
PKR344.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.68
PKR468.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.50
PKR138.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.42
PKR117.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.23
PKR64.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,693.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$4.12
PKR1,146.22
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$165.35
PKR45,998.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$99.57
PKR27,699.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$72.07
PKR20,049.58
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$53.93
PKR15,003.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,244.49
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.98
PKR551.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$1.83
PKR510.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$1.80
PKR500.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$20.36
PKR5,664.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.94
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$24.09
PKR6,700.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$72.47
PKR20,159.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$37.96
PKR10,558.69
|
|
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