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India

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Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 7.8% cheaper than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Islamabad
Housing: pay 43.7% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Islamabad

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Islamabad are more expensive than in Mumbai. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Islamabad. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Islamabad.

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Islamabad vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Islamabad instead of Mumbai, you would:

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$0.34 PKR94.38	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$0.22 PKR60.62	+49.6%
Average			-3.6%

Mumbai vs. Islamabad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$0.75 PKR208.08	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$3.07 PKR851.66	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$3.63 PKR1,006.51	+33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$1.24 PKR343.64	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$1.41 PKR390.48	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$0.59 PKR163.19	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.38 PKR106.19	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$0.47 PKR131.67	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$0.25 PKR68.12	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$0.13 PKR35.52	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$0.17 PKR46.29	-2.2%
Average			+2.4%

Mumbai vs. Islamabad - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$5.11 PKR1,415.96	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	$21.66 PKR6,006.00	+299.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$54,159.34 PKR15M	+240.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	$7.04 PKR1,951.95	+151.8%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 43.7% less for housing

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$17.07 PKR4,732.00	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$273.02 PKR75,692.28	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$139.79 PKR38,755.38	-60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$77.95 PKR21,609.82	+67.9%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$74.62 PKR20,687.33	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$5,015.34 PKR1M	+0.8%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$2.65 PKR734.15	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.30 PKR637.64	-53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$28.23 PKR7,826.00	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	-1.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Mumbai	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$24.82 PKR6,881.88	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$34.87 PKR9,666.47	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$96.43 PKR26,735.16	+75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$40.62 PKR11,261.25	-14.4%
Average			-2.2%

Mumbai vs. Islamabad - Cost of clothing

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