Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 29.0% cheaper than Delhi.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.82
|
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.31
|
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.47
|
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.21
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.41
|
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.37
|
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.39
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.21
|
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.87
|
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.81
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,694.79
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.95
|
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 9.4% more for housing
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.59
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,726.59
|
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,010.86
|
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.96
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,062.30
|
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,486.24
|
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.82
|
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.32
|
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.40
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,758.15
|
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.53
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.97
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.42
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.88
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.67
|
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
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