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Islamabad vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 54.8% cheaper than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 74.1% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 50.4% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Islamabad

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

Islamabad vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Seoul	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,461	$2.83 PKR797.05	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,242	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,405	$0.38 PKR108.41	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,146	$0.24 PKR67.84	-69.2%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 74.1% less for groceries

	Seoul	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,752	$0.67 PKR188.43	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩9,969	$3.36 PKR945.25	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,517	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,303	$1.23 PKR345.60	-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,851	$1.48 PKR415.61	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,057	$0.49 PKR138.31	-85.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,237	$0.37 PKR104.33	-75.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,451	$0.40 PKR113.19	-82.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,069	$0.24 PKR67.15	-91.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,376	$0.17 PKR48.67	-89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,904	$0.24 PKR66.89	-81.7%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Seoul	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,502	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,498	$9.37 PKR2,640.22	-79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩36,796,951	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,410	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-59.2%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 50.4% less for housing

	Seoul	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,169	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,358,372	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩820,889	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩174,474	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	-31.1%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Seoul	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩528,564	$60.67 PKR17,092.94	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,799,193	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	-84.0%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,192	$3.01 PKR846.86	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,427	$2.08 PKR584.83	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,673	$2.12 PKR597.79	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩82,680	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,577	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-60.0%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Seoul	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,037	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩57,958	$27.98 PKR7,882.57	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩109,988	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩145,381	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	-59.5%
Average			-30.9%

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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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