Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 38.3% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 82.1% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 81.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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