Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 53.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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