Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 65.9% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.66
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.44
|
$0.32
PKR88.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.63
|
$0.23
PKR63.40
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.66
PKR183.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.91
|
$2.60
PKR722.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.93
|
$3.29
PKR915.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
$1.24
PKR344.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.49
|
$1.68
PKR468.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$0.50
PKR138.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$0.42
PKR117.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.02
|
$0.23
PKR64.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.11
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,945.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.20
|
$4.12
PKR1,146.28
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
$165.35
PKR46,000.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€891.40
|
$99.57
PKR27,700.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
$72.07
PKR20,050.59
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€489.52
|
$53.93
PKR15,004.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,262.77
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.42
|
$1.98
PKR551.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.37
|
$1.83
PKR510.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.67
|
$20.36
PKR5,665.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.99
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
$24.09
PKR6,701.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
$72.47
PKR20,160.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€90.05
|
$37.96
PKR10,559.22
|
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