Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 24.4% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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