Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 54.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Poland, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Poland
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
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