Cost of living comparison
London is 13.0 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in London instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 10.7 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs342
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs781
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs560
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs261
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs257
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs107
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs876
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,074
|
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,710,387
|
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs537
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,202
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,205
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,864
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,930
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 37.7 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs10,964
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,196
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs586
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs294
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs293
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,414
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs781
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,527
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,646
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,391
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,172
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
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