Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 42.6% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$1.23
PKR342.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$0.22
PKR60.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$0.15
PKR41.16
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$0.48
PKR134.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$2.02
PKR560.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$2.38
PKR661.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$0.94
PKR261.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$0.93
PKR257.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$0.39
PKR107.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$0.24
PKR67.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$0.32
PKR88.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$0.23
PKR65.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$0.12
PKR34.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$0.18
PKR49.71
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$3.16
PKR877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
$3.87
PKR1,075.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,716,983.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
$15.15
PKR4,209.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$148.59
PKR41,278.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$86.06
PKR23,906.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
$50.24
PKR13,955.15
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
$39.54
PKR10,983.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
$804.88
PKR223,592.87
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$2.11
PKR586.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$1.06
PKR294.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$1.06
PKR293.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
$15.92
PKR4,422.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
$16.75
PKR4,654.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$51.89
PKR14,416.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
$29.47
PKR8,186.72
|
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