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Castries vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 2.0 times more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Castries
Groceries
pay 4.6 times more in Castries
Transportation
pay 23.6% less in Castries
Housing
pay 91.2% more in Castries
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Castries
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.7% more in Castries
Clothing
pay 98.1% more in Castries

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Castries are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Castries.

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Castries vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of Islamabad, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Islamabad
Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.61
PKR999.89
$9.25
EC$25.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.42
PKR1,499.84
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.34
PKR94.28
$1.94
EC$5.25
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pay 4.6 times more for groceries

 
Islamabad
Castries
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.75
PKR207.85
$1.86
EC$5.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.07
PKR850.72
$5.61
EC$15.17
Milk (1 gallon) $3.63
PKR1,005.39
$7.75
EC$20.95
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pay 23.6% less for transportation

 
Islamabad
Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.11
PKR1,414.40
$5.83
EC$15.75
Monthly public transit pass $21.66
PKR5,999.36
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $54,159.34
PKR15M
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
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pay 91.2% more for housing

 
Islamabad
Castries
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.07
PKR4,726.77
$48.60
EC$131.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $273.02
PKR75,608.63
$456.36
EC$1,233.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.79
PKR38,712.55
$345.35
EC$933.33
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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Islamabad
Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $74.62
PKR20,664.47
$212.76
EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,015.34
PKR1M
??
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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Islamabad
Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
PKR999.89
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.65
PKR733.33
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.30
PKR636.93
$9.25
EC$25.00
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pay 98.1% more for clothing

 
Islamabad
Castries
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $24.82
PKR6,874.27
$83.25
EC$225.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.87
PKR9,655.78
$50.88
EC$137.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.43
PKR26,705.61
$111.01
EC$300.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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