Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 6.9 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 10.9 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs343
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs561
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs662
|
$5.11
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs258
|
$4.93
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs108
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs879
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,078
|
$93.45
€87.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,722,998
|
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$22.98
€21.48
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,216
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,345
|
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,945
|
$999.06
€934.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,978
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs11,002
|
$210.36
€196.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,955
|
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs588
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs295
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,429
|
$41.73
€39.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs784
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,539
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,662
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,439
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,200
|
$118.23
€110.53
|
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