Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 5.9 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
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