Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 79.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 88.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$1.23
Rs343
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.22
Rs60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.15
Rs41
|
|
pay 72.2% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$2.02
Rs561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$2.38
Rs662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$0.93
Rs258
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.39
Rs108
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.24
Rs68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.23
Rs65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
pay 76.9% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$3.16
Rs879
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$3.87
Rs1,078
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$13,380.28
Rs3,722,998
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$1.94
Rs539
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$15.15
Rs4,216
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$148.59
Rs41,345
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$86.06
Rs23,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$50.24
Rs13,978
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$39.54
Rs11,002
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$804.88
Rs223,955
|
|
pay 76.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.11
Rs588
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$1.06
Rs295
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$15.92
Rs4,429
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$12.72
Rs3,539
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$16.75
Rs4,662
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$51.89
Rs14,439
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$29.47
Rs8,200
|
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