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Pakistan

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Indonesia

Ubud vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 40.6% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Ubud
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 51.2% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 96.4% more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Ubud
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Ubud

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Ubud are more expensive than in Islamabad. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ubud. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ubud.

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Ubud vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Islamabad	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR94.38	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+283.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.62	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	+88.5%
Average			-11.0%

Islamabad vs. Ubud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Islamabad	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR208.08	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+145.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 PKR851.66	$8.31 IDR150K	+170.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.63 PKR1,006.51	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	+51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.24 PKR343.64	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	+79.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 PKR390.48	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 PKR163.19	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+163.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR106.19	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	+76.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR131.67	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+109.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.12	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	+128.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 PKR35.52	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+411.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.29	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+475.4%
Average			+138.6%

Islamabad vs. Ubud - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

	Islamabad	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.11 PKR1,415.96	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.66 PKR6,006.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$54,159.34 PKR15M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 PKR1,951.95	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	-55.4%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 96.4% more for housing

	Islamabad	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 PKR4,732.00	$18.63 IDR336K	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.02 PKR75,692.28	$544.82 IDR10M	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 PKR38,755.38	$407.10 IDR7M	+191.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.95 PKR21,609.82	$62.40 IDR1M	-19.9%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.62 PKR20,687.33	$440.88 IDR8M	+490.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,015.34 PKR1M	$5,207.68 IDR94M	+3.8%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 PKR734.15	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 PKR637.64	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.23 PKR7,826.00	$51.69 IDR933K	+83.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	-16.2%
Average			-5.1%

Islamabad vs. Ubud - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.82 PKR6,881.88	$43.44 IDR784K	+75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.87 PKR9,666.47	$22.35 IDR404K	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.43 PKR26,735.16	$76.00 IDR1M	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.62 PKR11,261.25	$75.10 IDR1M	+84.9%
Average			+13.1%

Islamabad vs. Ubud - Cost of clothing

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