Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 77.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 87.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$1.23
PKR343.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.22
PKR60.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.15
PKR41.26
|
|
pay 72.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.48
PKR134.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$2.02
PKR561.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$2.38
PKR662.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$0.94
PKR262.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$0.93
PKR257.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.39
PKR107.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.24
PKR67.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.32
PKR88.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.23
PKR65.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.18
PKR49.82
|
|
pay 73.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$3.16
PKR879.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,725,721.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$1.94
PKR539.25
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$148.59
PKR41,375.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$86.06
PKR23,962.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$50.24
PKR13,987.95
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$39.54
PKR11,009.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$804.88
PKR224,118.49
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.11
PKR588.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$1.06
PKR295.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.06
PKR294.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$15.92
PKR4,432.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$16.75
PKR4,665.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$51.89
PKR14,450.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$29.47
PKR8,205.97
|
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