Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 58.4% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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