Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 39.1% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
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