Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.3% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
PKR343.16
|
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.40
|
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
PKR41.26
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
PKR134.46
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
PKR561.83
|
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
PKR662.57
|
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
PKR262.40
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
PKR257.83
|
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.80
|
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR67.82
|
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.88
|
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.36
|
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.82
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
PKR879.96
|
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
PKR1,078.50
|
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
PKR3,725,721.53
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR539.25
|
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.02
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
PKR41,375.12
|
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
PKR23,962.27
|
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
PKR13,987.95
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
PKR11,009.67
|
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
PKR224,118.49
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
PKR588.27
|
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
PKR295.61
|
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PKR294.14
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
PKR4,432.46
|
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.40
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
PKR4,665.32
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
PKR14,450.01
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
PKR8,205.97
|
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
|
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