Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 56.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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