Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 6.1% cheaper than Algiers.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.86
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.55
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.27
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.45
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.99
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.92
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.87
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.58
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.65
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.22
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.73
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.57
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.33
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.33
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.55
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.72
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,477.25
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,509,005.81
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.33
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,702.41
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,788.64
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,684.44
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,656.02
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,154.75
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD354,104.08
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD254.00
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.04
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.86
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,165.20
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD777.09
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,026.48
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,311.16
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,010.05
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,527.98
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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