Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 77.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 87.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
|
pay 74.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
|
pay 77.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 81.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
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