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Latvia

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Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 55.3% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 70.0% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Islamabad

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

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Islamabad vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.0% less for restaurants

	Riga	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.34 PKR94.38	-78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.22 PKR60.62	-81.4%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Riga	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$0.75 PKR208.08	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$3.07 PKR851.66	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$3.63 PKR1,006.51	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$1.24 PKR343.64	-67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$1.41 PKR390.48	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.59 PKR163.19	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.38 PKR106.19	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.47 PKR131.67	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$0.25 PKR68.12	-82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.13 PKR35.52	-68.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.17 PKR46.29	-60.3%
Average			-57.7%

Riga vs. Islamabad - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Riga	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$5.11 PKR1,415.96	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$21.66 PKR6,006.00	-35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$54,159.34 PKR15M	+98.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$7.04 PKR1,951.95	-38.4%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Riga	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$17.07 PKR4,732.00	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €518.40	$273.02 PKR75,692.28	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €342.68	$139.79 PKR38,755.38	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$77.95 PKR21,609.82	-72.8%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Riga	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$74.62 PKR20,687.33	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$5,015.34 PKR1M	-71.6%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$2.65 PKR734.15	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$2.30 PKR637.64	-65.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.42	$28.23 PKR7,826.00	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	-59.7%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Riga	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$24.82 PKR6,881.88	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$34.87 PKR9,666.47	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$96.43 PKR26,735.16	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$40.62 PKR11,261.25	-70.6%
Average			-46.5%

Riga vs. Islamabad - Cost of clothing

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