Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.2 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 63.9% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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