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Islamabad vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 33.7% cheaper than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 49.0% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Islamabad

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Islamabad.

Islamabad vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Rabat	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.85	$2.83 PKR797.05	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.27	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.50	$0.38 PKR108.41	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.24 PKR67.84	-38.1%
Average			-33.6%

Rabat vs. Islamabad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Rabat	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$0.67 PKR188.43	+36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.10	$3.36 PKR945.25	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.72	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.41	$1.23 PKR345.60	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.95	$1.48 PKR415.61	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.23	$0.49 PKR138.31	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.07	$0.37 PKR104.33	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.36	$0.40 PKR113.19	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.55	$0.24 PKR67.15	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.17 PKR48.67	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.24 PKR66.89	-29.8%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 49.0% less for transportation

	Rabat	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.69	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD255.29	$9.37 PKR2,640.22	-66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD347,197.64	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.55	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-46.9%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Rabat	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD356.46	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,344.08	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,525.17	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	-59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.58	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	+178.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	Rabat	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,470.03	$60.67 PKR17,092.94	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,318.63	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	-52.2%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD51.06	$3.01 PKR846.86	-45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.46	$2.08 PKR584.83	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.83	$2.12 PKR597.79	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.46	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.38	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-40.9%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Rabat	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD493.57	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.91	$27.98 PKR7,882.57	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD961.60	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD902.03	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	-58.9%
Average			-43.1%

Rabat vs. Islamabad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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