Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 66.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 67.3% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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