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Islamabad vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 29.5% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 71.6% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 87.9% more in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Islamabad

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

Islamabad vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Islamabad instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$2.83 PKR797.05	-79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.38 PKR108.41	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.24 PKR67.84	-74.8%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 71.6% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.67 PKR188.43	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.36 PKR945.25	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.23 PKR345.60	-77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$1.48 PKR415.61	-60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.49 PKR138.31	-83.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.37 PKR104.33	-66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.40 PKR113.19	-89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.24 PKR67.15	-93.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.17 PKR48.67	-86.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.24 PKR66.89	-81.7%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.37 PKR2,640.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-91.7%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	-17.3%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 87.9% more for childcare

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$60.67 PKR17,092.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	+87.9%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.01 PKR846.86	+62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.08 PKR584.83	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.12 PKR597.79
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	-64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-31.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.98 PKR7,882.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$40.09 PKR11,293.96
Average			-16.9%

Saint John's vs. Islamabad - Cost of clothing

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