Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 41.0% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
$0.32
PKR88.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
$0.23
PKR63.40
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
$0.66
PKR183.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
$2.60
PKR722.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
$3.29
PKR915.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
$1.24
PKR344.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
$1.68
PKR468.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
$0.50
PKR138.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
$0.42
PKR117.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
$0.23
PKR64.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,945.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
$4.12
PKR1,146.28
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
$165.35
PKR46,000.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
$99.57
PKR27,700.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
$72.07
PKR20,050.59
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
$53.93
PKR15,004.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,262.77
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
$1.98
PKR551.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
$1.83
PKR510.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
$20.36
PKR5,665.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.99
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
$24.09
PKR6,701.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
$72.47
PKR20,160.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
$37.96
PKR10,559.22
|
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