Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 2.6% cheaper than Lahore.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
PKR392.25
|
$1.23
PKR343.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
PKR858.05
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
PKR54.08
|
$0.22
PKR60.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
PKR39.23
|
$0.15
PKR41.27
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
PKR147.41
|
$0.48
PKR134.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
PKR709.73
|
$2.02
PKR561.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
PKR612.91
|
$2.38
PKR662.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
PKR282.02
|
$0.94
PKR262.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
PKR284.96
|
$0.93
PKR257.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PKR123.97
|
$0.39
PKR107.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR68.12
|
$0.24
PKR67.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
PKR80.12
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
PKR59.41
|
$0.23
PKR65.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
PKR31.21
|
$0.12
PKR34.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR56.86
|
$0.18
PKR49.83
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
PKR899.69
|
$3.16
PKR880.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
PKR1,470.95
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
PKR2,941,901.41
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,726,408.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
PKR5,163.62
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
PKR28,806.12
|
$148.59
PKR41,382.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
PKR18,785.27
|
$86.06
PKR23,966.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
PKR16,235.78
|
$50.24
PKR13,990.53
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
PKR12,384.00
|
$39.54
PKR11,011.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
PKR300,466.20
|
$804.88
PKR224,159.81
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
PKR661.93
|
$2.11
PKR588.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR416.57
|
$1.06
PKR295.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
PKR274.58
|
$1.06
PKR294.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
PKR3,598.63
|
$15.92
PKR4,433.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
PKR980.63
|
$2.82
PKR784.51
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Lahore
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
PKR2,927.86
|
$12.72
PKR3,542.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
PKR5,864.19
|
$16.75
PKR4,666.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
PKR13,238.56
|
$51.89
PKR14,452.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
PKR8,787.99
|
$29.47
PKR8,207.48
|
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