Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 39.9% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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