Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 70.7% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs343
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$0.49
₹40.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$0.21
₹17.52
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs561
|
$2.13
₹177.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs662
|
$2.82
₹235.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs258
|
$1.68
₹140.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs108
|
$0.74
₹61.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.33
₹27.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.44
₹36.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.18
₹15.37
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs879
|
$4.64
₹386.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,078
|
$12.22
₹1,019.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,722,998
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,993.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$2.57
₹214.01
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,216
|
$7.65
₹637.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,345
|
$236.59
₹19,731.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,945
|
$144.05
₹12,014.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,978
|
$42.89
₹3,576.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs11,002
|
$72.71
₹6,063.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,955
|
$1,816.81
₹151,526.66
|
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs588
|
$1.83
₹152.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs295
|
$1.87
₹156.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
$4.15
₹346.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,429
|
$21.09
₹1,758.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs784
|
$4.89
₹407.63
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,539
|
$28.84
₹2,405.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,662
|
$34.82
₹2,904.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,439
|
$47.67
₹3,975.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,200
|
$38.00
₹3,169.51
|
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