Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 77.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 88.9% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
|
pay 81.5% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 87.1% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
|
pay 97.0% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
|
pay 76.4% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
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