Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 3.5% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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